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Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Georges van Coningsloo
Belgian road bicycle racer (1940–2002).
Born October 27th, 1940 in Wavre.
Died April 7th, 2002 at 61 years old in Grez-Doiceau.
Raffaello Gambino
Italian water polo player (1928-1989).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1989 at 61 years old
Peter Pospíšil
Czechoslovak handball player (1944–2006).
Born April 24th, 1944 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2006 at 61 years old in Bratislava.
Marie Alfred Cornu
French physicist (1841–1902).
Born March 6th, 1841 in Orléans.
Died April 12th, 1902 at 61 years old in Villeherviers. [ref]
Rikard Nordstrøm
Gymnast (1893-1955).
Born April 23rd, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died February 7th, 1955 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
Ludvík Vítězslav Čelanský
Czech conductor, theater manager, music educator, composer and director conductor of czech philharmony.
Born July 17th, 1870 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1931 at 61 years old in New Town. [ref]
Andrzej Cikoto
Polish catholic priest (1891–1952).
Born December 5th, 1891 in Plavuška.
Died February 13th, 1953 at 61 years old in Tayshet.
August Heisenberg
Historian (1869–1930).
Born November 13th, 1869 in Osnabrück.
Died November 22nd, 1930 at 61 years old in Munich.
John Walker
British rower (1891–1952).
Born January 4th, 1891 in Oxford.
Died July 22nd, 1952 at 61 years old in Lewisham.
Sylvester Sembratovych
Metropolitan archbishop of lviv (1836-1898).
Born September 3rd, 1836 in Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Desznica.
Died August 4th, 1898 at 61 years old in Lviv.
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