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Dead at age 61
861 Notable deaths
Edwin Flack
Australian middle distance runner and tennis player (1873-1935).
Born November 5th, 1873 in London.
Died January 10th, 1935 at 61 years old in Berwick.
Fiona Graham
Australian anthropologist, geisha (1961–2023).
Born September 16th, 1961 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2023 at 61 years old [ref]
Johnny Warren
Australian soccer player (1943-2004).
Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.
Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). [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]
Richard Tucker
American opera singer (1913-1975).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1975 at 61 years old in Kalamazoo (myocardial infarction).
Zarifa Aliyeva
Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923-1985).
Born April 28th, 1923 in Sharur District.
Died April 15th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Émile Nelligan
Canadian poet (1879-1941).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Montreal.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Bobby Hackett
American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976).
Born January 31st, 1915 in Providence.
Died June 7th, 1976 at 61 years old in Massachusetts (myocardial infarction).
Bogdan Filov
Bulgarian politician and archaeologist (1883-1945).
Born April 10th, 1883 in Stara Zagora.
Died February 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Sofia (ballistic trauma).
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche