Dead at age 61

757 Notable deaths

Betty Everett

American recording artist; soul singer and pianist.

Born November 23rd, 1939 in Greenwood. [ref]

Died August 19th, 2001 at 61 years old in Beloit.

Joseph Jacobs

Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916).

Born August 29th, 1854 in Sydney. [ref]

Died January 30th, 1916 at 61 years old in Yonkers. [ref]

Aleksandr Lyapunov

Russian mathematician.

Born June 6th, 1857 in Yaroslavl.

Died November 3rd, 1918 at 61 years old in Odesa (ballistic trauma).

Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Soviet chess player.

Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.

Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.

Edward J. Flanagan

American priest in nebraska (1886-1948).

Born July 13th, 1886 in County Roscommon. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1948 at 61 years old in Berlin.

George Kelly

American psychologist and therapist.

Born April 28th, 1905 in Sheldon.

Died March 6th, 1967 at 61 years old in Waltham.

Guillermo Cano Isaza

Colombian journalist (1925-1986).

Born August 12th, 1925 in Bogotá.

Died December 17th, 1986 at 61 years old in Bogotá.

Roy Geiger

United states marine corps general (1885-1947).

Born January 25th, 1885 in Middleburg.

Died January 23rd, 1947 at 61 years old in Bethesda (lung cancer).

Catherine Leroy

French photojournalist (1944-2006).

Born August 27th, 1944 in Sannois. [ref]

Died July 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]

Klaus Dinger

German musician.

Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.

Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).

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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø