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Famous people and celebrities who died in November 1961

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in November 1961. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

  • Harriet Bosse
    Nov. 2 Harriet Bosse

    Harriet Bosse was a Norwegian-Swedish stage and silent film actress, best known for her work in Scandinavian theater and for her association with playwright August Strindberg. [bio]

  • James Thurber
    Nov. 2 James Thurber

    American writer and cartoonist known for his witty and humorous stories.

  • Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I
    Nov. 2 Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I

    Hakim of bahrain (b. 1894).

  • Mary Richardson
    Nov. 7 Mary Richardson
  • Mario Tchou
    Nov. 9 Mario Tchou
  • Salvatore Pollicino
    Nov. 10 Salvatore Pollicino
  • Behiç Erkin
    Nov. 11 Behiç Erkin

    Turkish colonel and politician, turkish minister of environment and urban planning (b. 1876).

  • Giuseppe Mazzini
    Nov. 12 Giuseppe Mazzini
  • Max Hansen
    Nov. 12 Max Hansen
  • Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle
    Nov. 13 Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle

    Jr.

  • Johanna Westerdijk
    Nov. 15 Johanna Westerdijk

    Dutch academic and pathologist (d. 1961).

  • Elsie Ferguson
    Nov. 15 Elsie Ferguson

    Actress (lies, footlights and scarlet pages), dies in 76.

  • Alexander Klein
    Nov. 15 Alexander Klein
  • Sam Rayburn
    Nov. 16 Sam Rayburn

    Sam Rayburn was an American politician who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for 17 years.

  • Luther Reed
    Nov. 16 Luther Reed
  • Giovanni Boaga
    Nov. 17 Giovanni Boaga
  • Antonio Era
    Nov. 17 Antonio Era
  • Otto Brändli
    Nov. 17 Otto Brändli
  • Ėduard Tissė
    Nov. 18 Ėduard Tissė
  • Clarence Pinkston
    Nov. 18 Clarence Pinkston
  • Hermannus Höfte
    Nov. 18 Hermannus Höfte
  • Ferdinando Bernardi
    Nov. 18 Ferdinando Bernardi
  • Michael Rockefeller
    Nov. 19 Michael Rockefeller
  • Eugenio Masè Dari
    Nov. 20 Eugenio Masè Dari
  • Ruth Chatterton
    Nov. 24 Ruth Chatterton

    Ruth Chatterton was an American stage, film, and television actress, novelist, and aviator, most renowned for her roles during the early sound era of Hollywood. She achieved great success on Broadway before transitioning to motion pictures, becoming one of the leading female stars at Paramount Pictures in the late 1920s and 1930s. [bio]

  • Hubert Van Innis
    Nov. 25 Hubert Van Innis

    Belgian archer (born in 1866).

  • Ciro Berardi
    Nov. 25 Ciro Berardi
  • Alessandro Gallotti
    Nov. 25 Alessandro Gallotti
  • Eugène Prévost
    Nov. 26 Eugène Prévost