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Dead at age 61
872 Notable deaths
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Sutomo
Indonesian military person.
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Surabaya.
Died October 7th, 1981 at 61 years old in Mount Arafat.
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).
Paul Coverdell
American politician (1939–2000).
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Jordan Cronenweth
American cinematographer (1935–1996).
Born February 20th, 1935 in Los Angeles.
Died November 29th, 1996 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease).
Charles Huntziger
General in french army (1880-1941).
Born June 25th, 1880 in Lesneven. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1941 at 61 years old in Le Vigan (aviation accident). [ref]
John William Ashe
Antiguan diplomat (1954-2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Saint John's.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 61 years old in Dobbs Ferry (traumatic asphyxia). [ref]
Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis
Greek architect (1914-1975).
Born May 27th, 1914 in Asenovgrad.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 61 years old in Athens (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Prince of mexico (1863-1925).
Born April 2nd, 1863 in Mexico City.
Died March 3rd, 1925 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carl Peters
German colonial ruler, explorer, politician, and author (1856-1918).
Born September 27th, 1856 in Amt Neuhaus.
Died September 10th, 1918 at 61 years old in Bad Harzburg.
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