Dead at age 61
757 Notable deaths
Professor Longhair
African-american blues musician.
Born December 19th, 1918 in Bogalusa. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1980 at 61 years old in New Orleans (drug overdose). [ref]
Jimmy Griffin
American musician (1943-2005).
Born August 10th, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 61 years old in Franklin (cancer).
Karl Silberbauer
Austrian ss officer.
Born June 21st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Nâzım Hikmet
Turkish communist poet, playwright and novelist (1902–1963).
Born January 15th, 1902 in Thessaloniki. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1963 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Würzel
English rock musician.
Born October 23rd, 1949 in Cheltenham.
Died July 9th, 2011 at 61 years old (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Queen Maria, The Queen Mother of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian and romanian royal.
Born January 6th, 1900 in Gotha.
Died June 22nd, 1961 at 61 years old in London.
Hayim Nahman Bialik
-hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873-1934).
Born January 9th, 1873 in Ivnitsia. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1934 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Lester C. Hunt
American politician (1892-1954).
Born July 8th, 1892 in Isabel.
Died June 19th, 1954 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Wendy Hughes
Australian actress (1952–2014).
Born July 29th, 1952 in Melbourne.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 61 years old in Sydney (cancer).
Robert Musil
Austrian writer.
Born November 6th, 1880 in Klagenfurt. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1942 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling