Dead at age 61
861 Notable deaths
Enrique Simonet
Spanish painter (1866-1927).
Born February 2nd, 1866 in Valencia.
Died April 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Madrid.
John Henry Poynting
British physicist (1852-1914).
Born September 9th, 1852 in United Kingdom, Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1914 at 61 years old in Birmingham.
Luis Cernuda
Spanish poet (1902–1963).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Seville.
Died November 5th, 1963 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Holdstock
British fantasy and science fiction author (1948-2009).
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Hythe. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2009 at 61 years old in London. [ref]
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sekula Drljević
Montenegrin politician (1884-1945).
Born September 6th, 1884 in Ravni, Kolašin.
Died November 10th, 1945 at 61 years old in Judenburg.
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004).
Born September 26th, 1942 in Rio Grande Valley.
Died May 15th, 2004 at 61 years old in Santa Cruz (diabetes).
José María Arizmendiarrieta
Catholic priest.
Born April 22nd, 1915 in Markina-Xemein.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 61 years old in Arrasate/Mondragón.
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
Egyptian writer and journalist.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Cairo. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1990 at 61 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Neroli Fairhall
New zealand paralympic archer.
Born August 26th, 1944 in Christchurch.
Died June 11th, 2006 at 61 years old in Wellington.
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci