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Dead at age 61

863 Notable deaths

Aleksandr Petrov

Basketball player (1939-2001).

Born May 14th, 1939 in Baku.

Died May 5th, 2001 at 61 years old in Moscow.

Jaroslav Borovička

Czech footballer (1931-1992).

Born January 26th, 1931 in Prague.

Died December 29th, 1992 at 61 years old

Franc-Nohain

French librettist and poet (1872–1934).

Born October 25th, 1872 in Corbigny.

Died October 18th, 1934 at 61 years old in Paris.

Douglas Rodríguez

Boxer (1950-2012).

Born June 3rd, 1950 in Havana.

Died May 21st, 2012 at 61 years old in Havana. [ref]

Henri Duvernois

French screenwriter (1875-1937).

Born March 4th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]

Died January 30th, 1937 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]

Joseph Vliers

Belgian association football player (1932–1994).

Born December 18th, 1932 in Tongeren. [ref]

Died January 19th, 1994 at 61 years old in Tongeren.

György Piller

Hungarian fencer (1899-1960).

Born June 19th, 1899 in Eger.

Died September 6th, 1960 at 61 years old in San Francisco.

Gustav Borgen

Norwegian photographer.

Born June 10th, 1865 in Christiania.

Died August 16th, 1926 at 61 years old in Christiania.

Eero Lehtonen

Athletics competitor (1898-1959).

Born April 21st, 1898 in Mikkeli.

Died November 9th, 1959 at 61 years old in Helsinki.

Oszkár Gerde

Hungarian fencer (1883-1944).

Born July 8th, 1883 in Budapest.

Died October 8th, 1944 at 61 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.

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