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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Eugen Langen
German businessman (1833–1895).
Born October 9th, 1833 in Cologne.
Died October 2nd, 1895 at 61 years old in Elsdorf (fish poisoning).
Melba Roy Mouton
African-american assistant chief of research programs at nasa.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Fairfax.
Died June 25th, 1990 at 61 years old in Silver Spring (brain cancer).
Yury Olesha
Russian writer (1899-1960).
Born March 3rd, 1899 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died May 10th, 1960 at 61 years old in Moscow.
James W. Nye
American judge (1815-1876).
Born June 10th, 1815 in DeRuyter.
Died December 25th, 1876 at 61 years old in White Plains.
Benoy Kumar Sarkar
Indian academic.
Born December 26th, 1887 in Malda. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1949 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Siri von Essen
Finland swedish actress married to august strindberg (1850–1912).
Born August 17th, 1850 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1912 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Constantin Karadja
Romanian diplomat (1889-1950).
Born November 24th, 1889 in The Hague.
Died December 28th, 1950 at 61 years old in Bucharest.
Ottomar Anschütz
German photographer and inventor (1846–1907).
Born May 16th, 1846 in Leszno.
Died May 20th, 1907 at 61 years old in Friedenau.
Gabriella Ferri
Italian singer (1942-2004).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Rome.
Died April 3rd, 2004 at 61 years old in Corchiano (falling).
Jimmy Carruthers
Australian boxer.
Born July 5th, 1929 in Paddington.
Died August 15th, 1990 at 61 years old in Narrabeen (lung cancer).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi