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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
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 and warlord (1874–1939).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District.
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Pei-p'ing (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 Al-Rubaiy
President of iraq (1904-1965).
Born July 14th, 1904 in Baghdad.
Died December 6th, 1965 at 61 years old in Baghdad (myocardial infarction).
Klaus Dinger
German musician (1946–2008).
Born March 24th, 1946 in Warburg.
Died March 21st, 2008 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf (heart failure).
Paul Mantz
American aviator, air racing pilot, movie stunt pilot (1903-1965).
Born August 2nd, 1903 in Alameda.
Died July 8th, 1965 at 61 years old (aviation accident).
Robert Asprin
American science fiction and fantasy author (1946–2008).
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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