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Events on Monday 18 September 1961 2
1905 – 1961Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961)Died 18 September 1961, aged 56Swedish diplomat and second Secretary-General of the United Nations, credited with expanding the organization's role in international crises. He died when his plane crashed in Northern Rhodesia while traveling to negotiate a ceasefire in the Congo Crisis.
1961 – 2013James Gandolfini (1961-2013)Died 19 June 2013, aged 51James Gandolfini was an American actor best known for playing mob boss Tony Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos, a role that earned him three Emmy Awards. He died of a heart attack while on vacation in Rome.