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Dead at age 61
802 Notable deaths
Eberhard Nestle
German scholar.
Born May 1st, 1851 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1913 at 61 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Norman Steenrod
American mathematician (1910-1971).
Born April 22nd, 1910 in Dayton. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1971 at 61 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Mikhail Alperin
Ukrainian musician (1956-2018).
Born November 7th, 1956 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 61 years old in Oslo (aortic dissection). [ref]
Boughera El Ouafi
French algerian marathon runner.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Ouled Djellal. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1959 at 61 years old in Saint-Denis.
Ernie Royal
American jazz trumpeter.
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1983 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Elena Souliotis
Greek operatic soprano singer (1943-2004).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Athens. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2004 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Russo
Racecar driver.
Born April 10th, 1914 in Kenosha.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 61 years old in Clearwater.
Annabella Incontrera
Italian actress (1943-2004).
Born June 11th, 1943 in Milan.
Died September 19th, 2004 at 61 years old in Rome.
Cosme Damião
Player and coach of s.l. benfica (1885-1947).
Born November 2nd, 1885 in Lisbon.
Died June 12th, 1947 at 61 years old in Sintra.
Kan
Japanese singer (1962–2023).
Born September 24th, 1962 in Fukuoka.
Died November 12th, 2023 at 61 years old (Meckel's diverticulum cancer).
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