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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Billy Martin
American baseball player and manager (1928–1989).
Born May 16th, 1928 in Berkeley.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 61 years old in Johnson City (traffic collision).
Joachim Peiper
Ss officer and convicted nazi war criminal (1915–1976).
Born January 30th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died July 14th, 1976 at 61 years old in Traves.
Ma Barker
American mother of several criminals and barker gang leader (1873–1935).
Born October 8th, 1873 in Ash Grove.
Died January 16th, 1935 at 61 years old in Ocklawaha (gunshot wound).
John Magufuli
5th president of tanzania from 2015 to 2021.
Born October 29th, 1959 in Chato District.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 61 years old in Dar es Salaam (heart arrhythmia). [ref]
Gwen Ifill
American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016).
Born September 29th, 1955 in New York City.
Died November 14th, 2016 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (endometrial cancer, uterine cancer). [ref]
Julius Streicher
German publisher, nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1885-1946).
Born February 12th, 1885 in Fleinhausen.
Died October 16th, 1946 at 61 years old in Nuremberg Court Prison (hanging to death).
Strother Martin
American actor (1919-1980).
Born March 26th, 1919 in Kokomo.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 61 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Ray Wilkins
English footballer and manager (1956–2018).
Born September 14th, 1956 in Hillingdon.
Died April 4th, 2018 at 61 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hoyt Axton
American musician (1938–1999).
Born March 25th, 1938 in Duncan.
Died October 26th, 1999 at 61 years old in Helena (myocardial infarction).
Theresa Saldana
American actress (1954–2016).
Born August 20th, 1954 in Brooklyn.
Died June 6th, 2016 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
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