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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Leslie Banks
Actor (1890-1952).
Born June 9th, 1890 in Liverpool.
Died April 21st, 1952 at 61 years old in London (stroke).
Hugh Lofting
British author (1886–1947).
Born January 14th, 1886 in Maidenhead.
Died September 26th, 1947 at 61 years old in Topanga.
Luigi Russolo
Italian futurist artist and composer (1885–1947).
Born April 30th, 1885 in Portogruaro.
Died February 4th, 1947 at 61 years old in Laveno-Mombello. [ref]
William Lundigan
Actor (1914-1975).
Born June 12th, 1914 in Syracuse.
Died December 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in Duarte (disease).
Romesh Chunder Dutt
Historian, economist, writer, translator, civil servant, politician (1848-1909).
Born August 13th, 1848 in Kolkata.
Died November 30th, 1909 at 61 years old in Vadodara.
William W. Belknap
Union army general (1829-1890).
Born September 22nd, 1829 in New York City, Hudson.
Died October 13th, 1890 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia).
Ruby Murray
Northern irish pop singer (1935–1996).
Born March 29th, 1935 in Belfast.
Died December 17th, 1996 at 61 years old in Torquay (liver cancer).
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter.
Born April 11th, 1935 in Extension.
Died January 23rd, 1997 at 61 years old in Inglewood (heart failure).
Bernd Eichinger
German film producer, director, and screenwriter (1949–2011).
Born April 11th, 1949 in Neuburg an der Donau.
Died January 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson
British soldier (1864-1925).
Born February 20th, 1864 in Dorset.
Died March 28th, 1925 at 61 years old in Delhi.
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