Dead at age 61
757 Notable deaths
Hennadiy Kernes
Ukrainian politician (1959-2020).
Born June 27th, 1959 in Kharkiv.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 61 years old in Charité (COVID-19). [ref]
Fernand de Brinon
French lawyer, politician.
Born August 16th, 1885 in Libourne. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1947 at 61 years old in Arcueil (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician.
Born January 13th, 1915 in Providence. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Takeshi Shudo
Japanese scriptwriter.
Born August 18th, 1949 in Fukuoka.
Died October 29th, 2010 at 61 years old in Nara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Paul Rassinier
French writer and activist (1906-1967).
Born March 18th, 1906 in Bermont. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1967 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Violet Alva
Indian politician (1908-1969).
Born April 24th, 1908 in Ahmedabad.
Died November 20th, 1969 at 61 years old in New Delhi.
Émile Nelligan
Canadian poet (1879-1941).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Montreal. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1941 at 61 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer.
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Bill Walsh
American producer (1913-1975).
Born September 30th, 1913 in New York City.
Died January 27th, 1975 at 61 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Almudena Grandes
Spanish writer (1960-2021).
Born May 7th, 1960 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2021 at 61 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel