Dead at age 61
862 Notable deaths
Ugo Betti
Italian writer and judge (1892–1953).
Born February 4th, 1892 in Camerino.
Died June 9th, 1953 at 61 years old in Rome.
Cahide Sonku
Turkish actor and director (1911–1981).
Born December 27th, 1919 in Sanaa.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 61 years old in Istanbul (disease).
Ludwig Knorr
German chemist (1859-1921).
Born December 2nd, 1859 in Munich.
Died June 4th, 1921 at 61 years old in Jena.
Július Satinský
Slovak actor, comedian, singer, and writer (1941-2002).
Born August 20th, 1941 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2002 at 61 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Adriaan van Maanen
Dutch astronomer.
Born March 31st, 1884 in Sneek.
Died January 26th, 1946 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
Scottish ornithologist (1863-1924).
Born March 25th, 1863 in Easter Elchies.
Died July 26th, 1924 at 61 years old in Farley Cottage.
Erik Chisholm
20th century scottish composer and conductor (1904–1965).
Born January 4th, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1965 at 61 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Vladan Desnica
Croatian writer (1905–1967).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Zadar.
Died March 4th, 1967 at 61 years old in Zagreb.
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect.
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel