Dead at age 61

802 Notable deaths

Nadezhda Plevitskaya

Russian singer and spy.

Born September 29th, 1879 in Kursk Uyezd.

Died October 1st, 1940 at 61 years old in Rennes.

Peter "Navy" Tuiasosopo

Samoan-american actor (1963–2025).

Born December 22nd, 1963 in San Pedro.

Died February 10th, 2025 at 61 years old in Phoenix. [ref]

Aisha Jummai

Nigerian politician, public servant, lawyer (1959–2021).

Born September 16th, 1959 in Jalingo.

Died May 7th, 2021 at 61 years old

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

Guinea-bissauan politician (1958-2020).

Born March 25th, 1958 in Bissau.

Died March 17th, 2020 at 61 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]

Clemens Krauss

Austrian conductor.

Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna. [ref]

Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Fritz Pregl

Slovene-austrian nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930).

Born September 3rd, 1869 in Ljubljana.

Died December 13th, 1930 at 61 years old in Graz.

Harry Cobby

Air force fighter ace and senior officer.

Born August 26th, 1894 in Prahran.

Died November 11th, 1955 at 61 years old in Heidelberg.

Oscar Eckenstein

British mountain climber (1859–1921).

Born September 9th, 1859 in London. [ref]

Died April 8th, 1921 at 61 years old in Aylesbury.

Harold Davenport

English mathematician (1907–1969).

Born October 30th, 1907 in Huncoat.

Died June 9th, 1969 at 61 years old in Cambridge.

Werner Heyde

Ss officer and psychiatrist (1902-1964).

Born April 25th, 1902 in Forst (Lausitz).

Died February 13th, 1964 at 61 years old in Butzbach (hanging).

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore