Dead at age 61
862 Notable deaths
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Karl Weisenberger
German general (1890–1952).
Born September 29th, 1890 in Würzburg.
Died March 28th, 1952 at 61 years old in Kempten (Allgäu).
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Nadia Hilou
Israeli politician.
Born July 5th, 1953 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 61 years old in Jaffa (cancer).
Pierre Pincemaille
French organist (1956–2018).
Born December 8th, 1956 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 12th, 2018 at 61 years old in Suresnes (lung cancer). [ref]
Jacobo Majluta Azar
President of the dominican republic (1934–1996).
Born October 9th, 1934 in Santo Domingo.
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Tampa (non-small-cell lung carcinoma).
Nina Genke-Meller
Ukrainian-russian artist (1893-1954).
Born April 19th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died July 25th, 1954 at 61 years old in Kyiv.
Zitkala-Sa
Yankton dakota writer (1876-1938).
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Yankton Indian Reservation.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Branislav Sekulić
Serbian footballer (1906-1968).
Born October 29th, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died September 24th, 1968 at 61 years old in Fribourg.
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Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon