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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Henri Maspero
French sinologist (1883–1945).
Born December 15th, 1883 in Paris.
Died March 17th, 1945 at 61 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Robert Thomas
French actor and author (1927–1989).
Born September 28th, 1927 in Gap.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 61 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Charles Philipon
French journalist and artist (1806-1862).
Born September 7th, 1800 in Lyon. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1862 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jim Barnes
American basketball player (1941-2002).
Born April 13th, 1941 in Tuckerman.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 61 years old in Silver Spring (stroke).
James McEwan
Canoe racer (1952-2014).
Born September 24th, 1952 in Olney.
Died June 14th, 2014 at 61 years old (multiple myeloma).
Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov
Russian diplomat (1827–1889).
Born July 27th, 1827 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 22nd, 1889 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Gigi Ballista
Italian actor (1918-1980).
Born December 1st, 1918 in Florence.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 61 years old in Rome.
Ovide Decroly
Belgian psychologist (1871–1932).
Born July 23rd, 1871 in Ronse.
Died September 12th, 1932 at 61 years old in Uccle.
Marianne Hold
Actress (1933–1994).
Born May 15th, 1933 in Pisz. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1994 at 61 years old in Lugano (myocardial infarction).
Eliezer Kaplan
Israeli politician (1891-1952).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Minsk.
Died July 13th, 1952 at 61 years old in Genoa.
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