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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Henri Vieuxtemps
Belgian violinist and composer (1820-1881).
Born February 17th, 1820 in Verviers.
Died June 6th, 1881 at 61 years old in Algiers, Mustapha-Superieur.
Ben Hardaway
American story artist and voice actor (1895-1957).
Born May 21st, 1895 in Belton.
Died February 5th, 1957 at 61 years old in North Hollywood.
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
Biologist (1870-1932).
Born August 1st, 1870 in Shchigry.
Died March 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Almaty.
Sala Burton
American politician (1925-1987).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Białystok.
Died February 1st, 1987 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (colorectal cancer).
Bernhard Rust
German holocaust perpetrator (1883-1945).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Hanover.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 61 years old in Nübel.
Gabriel Tarde
French sociologist (1843–1904).
Born March 12th, 1843 in Sarlat-la-Canéda. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1904 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Nestor Paiva
American actor (1905-1966).
Born June 30th, 1905 in Fresno.
Died September 9th, 1966 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist (1879–1941).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton.
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne.
Gholamreza Soleimani
Iranian military commander (1964-2026).
Died March 17th, 2026 at 61 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
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