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Dead at age 61
848 Notable deaths
Modibo Keïta
Malian politician and president of mali (1915-1977).
Born June 4th, 1915 in Bamako. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1977 at 61 years old in Kidal.
Felix Kersten
Finnish masseur for heinrich himmler (1898-1960).
Born September 30th, 1898 in Tartu.
Died April 16th, 1960 at 61 years old in Hamm (myocardial infarction).
Chris Tsangarides
British record producer.
Born August 17th, 1956.
Died January 7th, 2018 at 61 years old (heart failure, pneumonia). [ref]
Norm Van Lier
American basketball player.
Born April 1st, 1947 in East Liverpool.
Died February 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Cambodian prince (1914–1975).
Born January 22nd, 1914 in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1975 at 61 years old in Phnom Penh (decapitation). [ref]
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]
Titus Brandsma
Dutch carmelite friar, catholic priest, professor of philosophy and saint (1881–1942).
Born February 23rd, 1881 in Bolsward.
Died July 26th, 1942 at 61 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Pattonsburg.
Died November 26th, 1965 at 61 years old in Las Vegas (cancer).
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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.
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