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Dead at age 61
799 Notable deaths
Robert Musil
Austrian philosophical writer (1880–1942).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1942 at 61 years old in Geneva (stroke). [ref]
Vinoo Mankad
Indian cricketer.
Born April 12th, 1917 in Jamnagar.
Died August 21st, 1978 at 61 years old in Mumbai.
Bertram Home Ramsay
Royal navy admiral.
Born January 20th, 1883 in Hampton Court Palace.
Died January 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Toussus-le-Noble.
Herman Kahn
American futurist.
Born February 15th, 1922 in Bayonne.
Died July 7th, 1983 at 61 years old in Chappaqua (myocardial infarction).
Inejirō Asanuma
Japanese politician.
Born December 27th, 1898 in Miyakejima.
Died October 12th, 1960 at 61 years old in Chiyoda-ku (stab wound).
Vaughn Monroe
American singer (1911–1973).
Born October 7th, 1911 in Akron.
Died May 21st, 1973 at 61 years old in Stuart.
Goddess Bunny
American actress.
Born January 13th, 1960 in Santa Monica.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (HIV/AIDS). [ref]
William Sealy Gosset
British statistician.
Born June 13th, 1876 in Canterbury. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1937 at 61 years old in Beaconsfield (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aloysius Stepinac
Croatian cardinal and archbishop of zagreb.
Born May 8th, 1898 in Brezarić. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Krašić (thrombosis). [ref]
Morton Feldman
American avant-garde composer.
Born January 12th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 61 years old in Buffalo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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