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Dead at age 61

848 Notable deaths

Aleksandr Lyapunov

Russian mathematician.

Born June 6th, 1857 in Yaroslavl.

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

Alain Bashung

French singer (1947–2009).

Born December 1st, 1947 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2009 at 61 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Mischa Auer

Russian-born american actor (1905-1967).

Born November 17th, 1905 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 5th, 1967 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Soviet chess player.

Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.

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

Daniel De Leon

American newspaper editor (1852–1914).

Born December 14th, 1852 in Willemstad.

Died May 11th, 1914 at 61 years old in New York City.

Wu Peifu

Chinese general.

Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Peiping (sepsis).

Siegfried Wagner

German opera producer and composer, son of richard wagner and cosima liszt.

Born June 6th, 1869 in Tribschen. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1930 at 61 years old in Bayreuth. [ref]

Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i

President of iraq (1904-1965).

Born July 14th, 1904 in Baghdad.

Died December 6th, 1965 at 61 years old in Baghdad.

Klaus Dinger

German musician.

Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.

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

Robert Asprin

American science fiction and fantasy author.

Born June 28th, 1946 in St. Johns.

Died May 22nd, 2008 at 61 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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