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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Yang Zengxin
Chinese politician (1867-1928).
Born March 6th, 1867 in Mengzi City. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1928 at 61 years old in Ürümqi. [ref]
Dinah Craik
British novelist and poet (1826–1887).
Born April 20th, 1826 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died October 12th, 1887 at 61 years old in Shortlands (heart failure).
Mykola Skrypnyk
Ukrainian revolutionary and political leader (1872–1933).
Born January 25th, 1872 in Yasynuvata.
Died July 7th, 1933 at 61 years old in Kharkiv.
Karl Fischer von Treuenfeld
German general (1885–1946).
Born March 31st, 1885 in Flensburg.
Died June 7th, 1946 at 61 years old in Allendorf.
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.
Russell Hicks
American actor (1895-1957).
Born June 4th, 1895 in Baltimore.
Died June 3rd, 1957 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Howard Winstone
Welsh boxer (1939-2000).
Born April 15th, 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died September 30th, 2000 at 61 years old in Merthyr Tydfil.
Walter White
American civil rights activist (1893-1955).
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta.
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City.
Harry Cobby
Air force fighter ace and senior officer (1894–1955).
Born August 26th, 1894 in Prahran.
Died November 11th, 1955 at 61 years old in Heidelberg.
Yulian Semyonov
Soviet writer (1931–1993).
Born October 8th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died September 15th, 1993 at 61 years old in Moscow.
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