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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Catherine Booth
Mother of the salvation army (1829–1890).
Born January 17th, 1829 in Ashbourne.
Died October 4th, 1890 at 61 years old in Clacton-on-Sea (breast cancer).
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).
Heinrich von Treitschke
Historian, political writer (1834-1896).
Born September 15th, 1834 in Dresden.
Died April 28th, 1896 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Maurice Barrès
French novelist (1862-1923).
Born August 19th, 1862 in Charmes.
Died December 4th, 1923 at 61 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
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.
Ian Porterfield
Scottish footballer (1946–2007).
Born February 11th, 1946 in Dunfermline.
Died September 11th, 2007 at 61 years old in Surrey (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Emi Shinohara
Japanese voice actress (1963–2024).
Born August 8th, 1963 in Nagano.
Died September 8th, 2024 at 61 years old [ref]
Guy Ballard
American mining engineer, founder of the "i am" movement (1878–1939).
Born July 28th, 1878 in Newton.
Died December 29th, 1939 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Manuel Ponce
Mexican composer (1886–1948).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Zacatecas.
Died April 24th, 1948 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris