Dead at age 61
848 Notable deaths
Susan Atkins
American convicted murderer from california (1948-2009).
Born May 7th, 1948 in San Gabriel.
Died September 24th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chowchilla (brain cancer).
Oliver Reed
British actor (1938–1999).
Born February 13th, 1938 in Wimbledon.
Died May 2nd, 1999 at 61 years old in Valletta (myocardial infarction).
Puyi
Last emperor of qing dynasty and manchukuo (1906–1967).
Born February 7th, 1906 in Xicheng District.
Died October 17th, 1967 at 61 years old in Dongcheng District (kidney cancer).
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Prime minister of india from 1964 to 1966.
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.
Died January 11th, 1966 at 61 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Sally Ride
American astronaut and physicist (1951-2012).
Born May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 2012 at 61 years old in La Jolla (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
James Horner
American film composer and conductor (1953-2015).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 61 years old in Los Padres National Forest (aircraft crash).
Marie Fredriksson
Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter (1958–2019).
Born May 30th, 1958 in Össjö församling.
Died December 9th, 2019 at 61 years old in Danderyd (brain cancer). [ref]
Ismail Haniyeh
Palestinian politician and hamas leader (2017–2024).
Born January 29th, 1963 in Al-Shati refugee camp. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2024 at 61 years old in Tehran (bomb attack). [ref]
Peter Lawford
British-american actor (1923-1984).
Born September 7th, 1923 in London. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1984 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Yahya Sinwar
Palestinian politician and hamas leader (1962–2024).
Born October 29th, 1962 in Khan Yunis Camp. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2024 at 61 years old in Tel al-Sultan refugee camp (gunshot wound). [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht