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Dead at age 61

1,143 Notable deaths

William Exshaw

British sailor (1866-1927).

Born February 15th, 1866 in Arcachon.

Died March 16th, 1927 at 61 years old in Valencia.

Jan Brand

Field hockey player (1908-1969).

Born June 24th, 1908 in Amsterdam.

Died June 29th, 1969 at 61 years old in Rotterdam.

Eberhard Vogdt

Estonian sailor of baltic german origin (1902-1964).

Born July 27th, 1902 in Kohatu manor.

Died February 9th, 1964 at 61 years old in Oberaula.

Josef Růžička

Czechoslovak wrestler (1925–1986).

Born March 17th, 1925 in Prague. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1986 at 61 years old in Prague. [ref]

Vida Amaadi Yeboah

Ghanaian educationalist.

Born July 27th, 1944 in Gold Coast Colony.

Died July 25th, 2006 at 61 years old

Jean Kickx

Belgian botanist (1803-1864).

Born January 17th, 1803 in Brussels.

Died September 1st, 1864 at 61 years old in Ghent.

Margarethe Kahn

German mathematician and holocaust victim (1880–1942).

Born August 27th, 1880 in Eschwege. [ref]

Died March 28th, 1942 at 61 years old in Trawniki concentration camp. [ref]

Ernst Wide

Swedish middle and long distance runner (1888–1950).

Born November 9th, 1888 in Stockholm.

Died April 8th, 1950 at 61 years old in Stockholm.

Mezzi Andreossi

Swiss ice hockey player (1897-1958).

Born June 30th, 1897 in St. Moritz.

Died September 28th, 1958 at 61 years old in St. Moritz (cerebral hemorrhage).

Elmira Hüseynova

Azerbaijani sculptor.

Born February 9th, 1933 in Baku.

Died January 23rd, 1995 at 61 years old in Baku.

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