Dead at age 61
861 Notable deaths
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan (1917–1979).
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Ian Porterfield
Scottish footballer (1946–2007).
Born February 11th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died September 11th, 2007 at 61 years old in Surrey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Emi Shinohara
Japanese voice actress.
Born August 8th, 1963 in Nagano.
Died September 8th, 2024 at 61 years old [ref]
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
Biologist (1870-1932).
Born August 1st, 1870 in Shchigry.
Died March 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Almaty.
Bernhard Rust
German holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 61 years old in Nübel.
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist (1879–1941).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne.
Gholamreza Soleimani
Iranian military commander (1964-2026).
Died March 17th, 2026 at 61 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Sutomo
Indonesian military person.
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Surabaya.
Died October 7th, 1981 at 61 years old in Mount Arafat.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler