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Dead at age 61
848 Notable deaths
John McCormack
Irish tenor.
Born June 14th, 1884 in Athlone. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin (disease). [ref]
Michael Goodliffe
English actor (1914-1976).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Bebington.
Died March 20th, 1976 at 61 years old in London (falling).
Jim Baxter
Scottish footballer (1939–2001).
Born September 29th, 1939 in Hill of Beath.
Died April 14th, 2001 at 61 years old in Glasgow (pancreatic cancer).
Lee Dorsey
American pop/r&b singer (1924–1986).
Born December 24th, 1924 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1986 at 61 years old in New Orleans (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
John Redmond
Irish politician (1856-1918).
Born September 1st, 1856 in County Wexford.
Died March 6th, 1918 at 61 years old in Dublin.
James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer (1894–1955).
Born February 1st, 1894 in New Brunswick.
Died November 17th, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City (stroke).
Leslie Banks
Actor (1890-1952).
Born June 9th, 1890 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1952 at 61 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Hugh Lofting
British author (1886–1947).
Born January 14th, 1886 in Maidenhead.
Died September 26th, 1947 at 61 years old in Topanga.
William Lundigan
Actor (1914-1975).
Born June 12th, 1914 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in Duarte (disease). [ref]
Ruby Murray
British singer (1935-1996).
Born March 29th, 1935 in Belfast.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 61 years old in Torquay (liver cancer).
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy