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Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Laskowski
Polish fencer (1899–1961).
Born November 7th, 1899 in Troitsk.
Died October 20th, 1961 at 61 years old in Warsaw.
Kaarlo Ekholm
Gymnast (1884-1946).
Born December 7th, 1884 in Vyborg.
Died May 13th, 1946 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
István Herczeg
Hungarian gymnast (1887-1949).
Born December 7th, 1887 in Apátfalva.
Died July 3rd, 1949 at 61 years old in Szatymaz.
Nadezhda Olimpievna Ziber-Shumova
Chemist and mycologist (1854–1916).
Born May 18th, 1854 in Samara.
Died May 16th, 1916 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Leonard Hanson
Gymnast (1887-1949).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Bradford.
Died October 27th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bradford.
Alexander Bereznyak
Soviet aircraft and missile designer (1912-1974).
Born December 29th, 1912 in Kolomna.
Died July 7th, 1974 at 61 years old in Dubna.
Gustav Schürger
German water polo player (1908–1969).
Born January 4th, 1908 in Schwabach.
Died June 10th, 1969 at 61 years old in Nuremberg.
Arkady Shvetsov
Soviet aircraft engine designer (1892-1953).
Born January 24th, 1892 in Nizhniye Sergi.
Died March 19th, 1953 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Paul Pedersen
Norwegian gymnast (1886–1948).
Born September 18th, 1886 in Halden.
Died August 16th, 1948 at 61 years old in Halden.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon