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Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Gunnar Höjer
Gymnast (1875-1936).
Born January 27th, 1875 in Norrköping.
Died March 13th, 1936 at 61 years old in Haparanda.
Martim Mércio da Silveira
Brazilian footballer (1911-1972).
Died August 16th, 1972 at 61 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ivan Karpenko-Karyi
Ukrainian theater actor, writer, and playwright (1845–1907).
Born September 29th, 1845 in Arsenivka.
Died September 15th, 1907 at 61 years old in Berlin (liver cancer).
Wolfgang Baumgart
Olympic medalist (1949-2011).
Born October 23rd, 1949 in Inheiden.
Died February 21st, 2011 at 61 years old
Erling Nielsen
Danish footballer (1935-1996).
Born January 2nd, 1935 in Odense.
Died September 15th, 1996 at 61 years old
Jerzy Zabielski
Fencer (1897–1958).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Warsaw.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
Hector Tiberghien
Belgian cyclist (1890-1951).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Wattrelos.
Died August 16th, 1951 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Anatoli Petrovich Bogdanov
Russian zoologist (1834-1896).
Born October 13th, 1834 in Nizhnedevitskiy Uyezd.
Died March 28th, 1896 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Georg Brunner
Field hockey player (1897-1959).
Born December 15th, 1897 in Leipzig.
Died November 16th, 1959 at 61 years old
Max Ludwig
Bobsledder (1896–1957).
Born April 22nd, 1896 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 26th, 1957 at 61 years old in Berlin.
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