Dead at age 61
861 Notable deaths
Joseph Jacobs
Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).
Born August 29th, 1854 in Sydney. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Yonkers. [ref]
Piers Sellers
British astronaut.
Born April 11th, 1955 in Crowborough War Memorial Hospital. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2016 at 61 years old in Houston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Aleksandr Lyapunov
Russian mathematician.
Born June 6th, 1857 in Yaroslavl.
Died November 3rd, 1918 at 61 years old in Odesa (ballistic trauma).
Alain Bashung
French singer (1947–2009).
Born December 1st, 1947 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2009 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Mischa Auer
Russian-born american actor (1905-1967).
Born November 17th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 5th, 1967 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Soviet chess player.
Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.
Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.
Daniel De Leon
American newspaper editor (1852–1914).
Born December 14th, 1852 in Willemstad.
Died May 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in New York City.
Wu Peifu
Chinese general.
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Peiping (sepsis).
Siegfried Wagner
German opera producer and composer, son of richard wagner and cosima liszt.
Born June 6th, 1869 in Tribschen. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1930 at 61 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i
President of iraq (1904-1965).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Baghdad.
Died December 6th, 1965 at 61 years old in Baghdad.
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