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Dead at age 61

802 Notable deaths

Inoue Enryō

Japanese philosopher.

Born May 18th, 1858 in Raikōji.

Died June 6th, 1919 at 61 years old in Dalian (intracranial hemorrhage).

Vasiliy Ulrikh

Soviet jurist (1889-1951).

Born July 13th, 1889 in Riga.

Died May 7th, 1951 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Chris Bunch

American writer (1943–2005).

Born December 22nd, 1943 in Fresno.

Died July 4th, 2005 at 61 years old in Ilwaco.

Dean Dixon

American conductor.

Born January 10th, 1915 in New York City.

Died November 3rd, 1976 at 61 years old in Zug.

Emile Verhaeren

Belgian poet (1855-1916).

Born May 21st, 1855 in Sint-Amands. [ref]

Died November 27th, 1916 at 61 years old in Rouen (railway accident). [ref]

Nevena Kokanova

Bulgarian actress (1938–2000).

Born December 12th, 1938 in Dupnitsa.

Died June 3rd, 2000 at 61 years old in Sofia (cancer).

NoB

Japanese singer.

Born January 20th, 1964 in Kawachinagano. [ref]

Died August 9th, 2025 at 61 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer). [ref]

Peter Kolosimo

Italian writer and journalist (1922–1984).

Born December 15th, 1922 in Modena.

Died March 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Milan.

Fernando Tambroni

Prime minister of italy (1901-1963).

Born November 25th, 1901 in Ascoli Piceno.

Died February 18th, 1963 at 61 years old in Rome.

Hannes Hafstein

Icelandic politician (1861-1922).

Born December 4th, 1861 in Morduvellir.

Died December 13th, 1922 at 61 years old in Reykjavík.

Deaths 411 to 420 of 802

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