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Dead at age 61
758 Notable deaths
Fikret Amirov
Azerbaijani soviet composer (1922–1984).
Born November 21st, 1922 in Ganja. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1984 at 61 years old in Baku. [ref]
Florence Turner
American actress (1885-1946).
Born January 6th, 1885 in New York City.
Died August 28th, 1946 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills.
Harriet Chalmers Adams
American explorer, writer and photographer (1875-1937).
Born October 22nd, 1875 in Stockton.
Died July 17th, 1937 at 61 years old in Nice.
Ukichiro Nakaya
Japanese physicist and science essayist known for his work in glaciology and low-temperature sciences (1900-1962).
Died April 11th, 1962 at 61 years old in Tokyo (prostate cancer).
Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Dominican republic writer (1884-1946).
Born June 29th, 1884 in Santo Domingo. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1946 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Rudolf Roessler
German spy for the soviet union.
Born November 22nd, 1897 in Kaufbeuren.
Died December 11th, 1958 at 61 years old in Kriens.
Gillian Rolton
Australian equestrian (1956-2017).
Born May 3rd, 1956 in Adelaide.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 61 years old in Adelaide (endometrial cancer). [ref]
Spiru Haret
Romanian mathematician, astronomer and politician.
Born February 15th, 1851 in Iași.
Died December 17th, 1912 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Patrick Dupond
French choreographer.
Born March 14th, 1959 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2021 at 61 years old in Mercin-et-Vaux. [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi