Famous people and celebrities who died in April 1961

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in April 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

• April 2 Wallingford Riegger

  American composer, bachangle, dies at 75.

• April 2 August Defresne

  Dutch director (anno christi 969), dies at 67

• April 4 Simion Stoilow

  Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1873)

• April 5 Nikolai Kryukov

  Russian composer (b. 1908)

• April 6 Jules Bordet

  MED - Belgian microbiologist and immunologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1870)

• April 6 Jules J B V Bordet

  Belgian bacteriologist (nobel prize 1919), is killed at the age of 90.

• April 7 Marian Jordan

  Fibber mcgee and molly, a radio comedian, dies at 62

• April 7 Yusef Greiss

  Composer dies at 61

• April 7 Jesus Guridi

  Composer dies at 74

• April 8 Joseph Carrodus

  Australian public servant (b. 1885)

• April 9 Zog I [Ahmed Zogu]

  King of albania (1925-1939), dies at 65.

• April 9 King Zog

  Of albania (born 1895)

• April 10 Irene Warfield

  At 65, a silent screen actress (satan sanderson) dies

• April 11 Francis de Bourguignon

  Composer dies at age 70

• April 12 Nils-Eric Fougstedt

  Composer dies at 50

• April 12 Philippine "Pine" Belder [Mary de Klerk]

  Actress dies at 93

• April 13 John A Bennett

  American convicted rapist (born 1935).

• April 16 Carl Hovland

  Renowned American social psychologist who made groundbreaking contributions to communication theory and social psychology research.

• April 17 Elda Anderson

  American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)

• April 19 Max Hainle

  German swimmer (b. 1882)

• April 20 Ado Vabbe

  Estonian painter (b. 1892)

• April 21 James Melton

  American operatic tenor, of pneumonia at 56

• April 22 Maria Radulphus [Adrian Hermus]

  Cura?ao school inspector, dies at age 91.

• April 24 Lee Moran

  American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888)

• April 25 Robert Garrett

  American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1961).

• April 25 Hans F Blunck

  Writer

• April 26 Gail Russell

  American actress known for her roles in Hollywood films during the 1940s and 1950s, with a tragic personal life marked by alcoholism.

• April 27 Roy Del Ruth

  American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)

• April 29 Cisco Houston

  Cisco Houston was an influential American folk musician and close collaborator of Woody Guthrie, known for his significant contributions to the folk music revival of the mid-20th century. He was a skilled guitarist, singer, and songwriter who helped preserve and popularize traditional American folk music. Houston was also an important figure in the labor and social justice movements of his …