Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1961

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

• Sept. 1 Eero Saarinen

  Renowned Finnish-American architect and designer famous for pioneering modernist architecture and iconic structures like the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He was a significant figure in mid-20th century design, creating innovative buildings and furniture that blended organic forms with technological precision.

• Sept. 1 William S Foster

  At 80, the chairman of the us communist party (45-57), is dead

• Sept. 3 Robert E. Gross

  American businessman (b. 1897)

• Sept. 7 Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy

  Dutch lawyer, jurist, and politician, 34th prime minister of the netherlands (b. 1885)

• Sept. 10 Leo Carrillo

  American cartoonist and actor (d. 1961).

• Sept. 10 Wolfgang von Trips

  German Formula One racing driver who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s, tragically killed during the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.

• Sept. 12 Carl Hermann

  German physicist and academic (b. 1898)

• Sept. 14 Ernst Gustav Kühnert

  Estonian-german architect and historian (b. 1885)

• Sept. 16 Hasan Polatkan

  Turkish politician, 15th turkish minister of finance (b. 1915)

• Sept. 17 Adnan Menderes

  Adnan Menderes was a Turkish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1950 until his overthrow in a military coup in 1960.

• Sept. 17 Simon Delmonte

  Actor/director (bleke bet), passes away at 68

• Sept. 18 Dag Hammarskjöld

  Dag Hammarskjöld was a renowned Swedish diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was a Nobel Prize laureate known for his significant contributions to international diplomacy and peacekeeping efforts.

• Sept. 18 Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld

  Nobel Prize laureate for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter

• Sept. 19 Helen Kimble

  Fictional wife of dr richard kimble (fugitive).

• Sept. 19 Pieter Tesch

  Mine engineer/geology (pedestal de the netherlands).

• Sept. 21 Earle Dickson

  At 68, the inventor (band-aid) dies.

• Sept. 22 Marion Davies

  American actress. she is most well-known as the mistress to william randolph hearst for 37 years. he first noticed her when she was 16 and was performing on stage. she was 50 at the time. he wanted to make her a star, but one critic said that miss davies had a wide range of expressions from a to b.

• Sept. 23 Billy House

  Actor (imitation of life, bedlam egg & i), is killed at 71

• Sept. 24 Sumner Welles

  American diplomat and politician 11th under secretary for state (d. 1961).

• Sept. 25 Frank Fay

  American vaudeville star and light actor. he had a gift of holding his audience. from 1929, he made a few small films. he was once married to barbara stanwyck.

• Sept. 26 Charles Erwin Wilson

  American politician, 5th united states secretary of defense (b. 1890)

• Sept. 27 H.D.

  American poet, novelist, and memoirist (b. 1886)

• Sept. 27 Hilda Doolittle

  American poet and novelist, hd. she was affectionately linked to poet ezra pound. hd was one the founders and leaders of the imagist movement.

• Sept. 28 Michael Shepley

  Actor (dick and the duchess), died at 54

• Sept. 30 Onésime Gagnon

  Canadian scholar and politician, 20th lieutenant governor of quebec (b. 1888)