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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
American musician (1935–1996).
Born February 3rd, 1935 in Houston.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 61 years old in Yokohama (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1944-2006).
Born September 30th, 1944 in Uddingston.
Died March 13th, 2006 at 61 years old in Uddingston (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Jimmy Griffin
American musician (1943–2005).
Born August 10th, 1943 in Cincinnati.
Died January 11th, 2005 at 61 years old in Franklin (cancer).
John W. Campbell
American science fiction writer (1910–1971).
Born June 8th, 1910 in Newark.
Died July 11th, 1971 at 61 years old in Mountainside.
Christopher Lasch
American historian (1932-1994).
Died February 14th, 1994 at 61 years old in Pittsford (leukemia).
Basil Poledouris
Greek-american composer, conductor, and orchestrator of film and television scores (1945-2006).
Born August 21st, 1945 in Kansas City.
Died November 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Inejirō Asanuma
Japanese politician (1898–1980).
Born December 27th, 1898 in Miyakejima.
Died October 12th, 1960 at 61 years old in Chiyoda (stab wound).
Karl Silberbauer
Austrian ss officer (1911–1972).
Born June 21st, 1911 in Vienna.
Died September 2nd, 1972 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Maria of Yugoslavia
Queen consort of yugoslavia (1922 - 1934).
Born January 6th, 1900 in Gotha.
Died June 22nd, 1961 at 61 years old in London.
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