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Dead at age 61
802 Notable deaths
Edward Natapei
Prime minister of vanuatu (1954-2015).
Born July 17th, 1954 in Futuna Island.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 61 years old in Port Vila (asthma). [ref]
Gennady Troshev
Russian military leader.
Born March 14th, 1947 in Berlin.
Died September 14th, 2008 at 61 years old in Perm (Aeroflot Flight 821). [ref]
Theodor Lessing
German philosopher.
Born February 8th, 1872 in Hanover. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1933 at 61 years old in Mariánské Lázně. [ref]
Greg Ballard
American basketball player.
Born January 29th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died November 9th, 2016 at 61 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Howard Winstone
Welsh boxer (1939-2000).
Born April 15th, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 61 years old in Merthyr Tydfil.
Izumi Matsumoto
Japanese manga artist (1958-2020).
Born October 13th, 1958 in Takaoka.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 61 years old [ref]
Yulian Semyonov
Russian writer (1931–1993).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Curt Haase
German general (1881–1943).
Born December 15th, 1881 in Bad Honnef.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 61 years old in Grunewald (myocardial infarction).
Marcelle Meyer
French pianist.
Born May 22nd, 1897 in Lille. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1958 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
John Strachey
British politician and writer (1901-1963).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Guildford.
Died July 15th, 1963 at 61 years old in London.
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