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Dead at age 61
802 Notable deaths
André Gobert
French tennis player (1890-1951).
Born September 30th, 1890 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 1951 at 61 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Jack London
British athlete.
Born January 13th, 1905 in British Guiana.
Died May 2nd, 1966 at 61 years old in London.
Janet Akyüz Mattei
Turkish astronomer.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Bodrum.
Died March 22nd, 2004 at 61 years old in Boston (leukemia).
Thomas Barbour
American zoologist (1884-1946).
Born August 19th, 1884 in Martha's Vineyard.
Died January 8th, 1946 at 61 years old in Boston.
John Huchra
American astronomer and professor (1948-2010).
Born December 23rd, 1948 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2010 at 61 years old in Lexington. [ref]
François Bordes
French geologist and archaeologist.
Born December 30th, 1919 in Rives. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 61 years old in Tucson.
Ludwig Knorr
German chemist (1859-1921).
Born December 2nd, 1859 in Munich.
Died June 4th, 1921 at 61 years old in Jena.
Freddie Grubb
English racing cyclist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died March 6th, 1949 at 61 years old in Surrey.
Adriaan van Maanen
Dutch astronomer.
Born March 31st, 1884 in Sneek.
Died January 26th, 1946 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
Vladan Desnica
Croatian writer (1905–1967).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Zadar.
Died March 4th, 1967 at 61 years old in Zagreb.
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