Dead at age 61

848 Notable deaths

Oskar Werner

Actor (1922-1984).

Born November 13th, 1922 in Vienna.

Died October 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Marburg (myocardial infarction).

Hazel Scott

American musician (1920-1981).

Born June 11th, 1920 in Port of Spain. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1981 at 61 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).

Arthur Lee

American singer-songwriter.

Born March 7th, 1945 in Memphis. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 2006 at 61 years old in Memphis (leukemia). [ref]

John Fahey

1939–2001; american fingerstyle guitarist.

Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem. [ref]

Jeanna Fine

American pornographic actress.

Born September 29th, 1964 in New York City. [ref]

Died November 8th, 2025 at 61 years old [ref]

François Darlan

French admiral (1881-1942).

Born August 7th, 1881 in Nérac. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1942 at 61 years old in Algiers. [ref]

Thomas Crean

Irish explorer (1877–1938).

Born February 16th, 1877 in Annascaul. [ref]

Died July 27th, 1938 at 61 years old in Cork (appendicitis).

James Irwin

American astronaut (1930-1991).

Born March 17th, 1930 in Pittsburgh.

Died August 8th, 1991 at 61 years old in Glenwood Springs (myocardial infarction).

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor.

Born December 3rd, 1883 in Vienna.

Died September 15th, 1945 at 61 years old in Mittersill.

Walter Francis White

American civil rights activist.

Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta. [ref]

Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]

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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi