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Dead at age 61
861 Notable deaths
Pedro Poveda Castroverde
Spanish priest and saint of the roman catholic church (1874–1936).
Born December 3rd, 1874 in Linares. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1936 at 61 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Ukichiro Nakaya
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962).
Died April 11th, 1962 at 61 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Harriet Chalmers Adams
American explorer, writer and photographer (1875-1937).
Born October 22nd, 1875 in Stockton.
Died July 17th, 1937 at 61 years old in Nice.
Lucien Tesnière
French linguist (1893-1954).
Born May 13th, 1893 in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 61 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Edward Natapei
Prime minister of vanuatu (1954-2015).
Born July 17th, 1954 in Futuna Island.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 61 years old in Port Vila (asthma). [ref]
Fikret Amirov
Azerbaijani soviet composer (1922–1984).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Ganja.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 61 years old in Baku.
Patrick Dupond
French choreographer (1959–2021).
Born March 14th, 1959 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 5th, 2021 at 61 years old in Mercin-et-Vaux (lung cancer).
Mari Trini
Spanish singer-songwriter.
Born July 12th, 1947 in Murcia. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Murcia (lung cancer). [ref]
Brian Crowley
Irish politician (1964-2026).
Born March 4th, 1964 in Blackrock.
Died January 23rd, 2026 at 61 years old in Cork. [ref]
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