Dead at age 61
801 Notable deaths
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan (1917–1979).
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Gerald du Maurier
British actor and manager.
Born March 26th, 1873 in London.
Died April 11th, 1934 at 61 years old in London (colorectal cancer).
Hildebrand Gurlitt
German art dealer authorized by third reich to sell looted art, historian.
Born September 15th, 1895 in Dresden.
Died November 9th, 1956 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (traffic collision).
Ian Porterfield
British footballer (1946–2007).
Born February 11th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died September 11th, 2007 at 61 years old in Surrey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist.
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Paul Coverdell
American politician.
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Yvan Colonna
Corsican nationalist, assassin of french prefect claude érignac.
Born April 7th, 1960 in Ajaccio. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2022 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Fiona Graham
Australian anthropologist, geisha (1961–2023).
Born September 16th, 1961 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2023 at 61 years old [ref]
Irene Lentz—Maud
American costume designer (1900.–1962.).
Born December 8th, 1900 in South Dakota, Baker.
Died November 15th, 1962 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare