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Dead at age 61
755 Notable deaths
Zitkala-Sa
Yankton dakota writer (1876-1938).
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Yankton Indian Reservation.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dan Duryea
Actor (1907-1968).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in White Plains. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1968 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer). [ref]
Peter Brock
Australian racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1945 in Richmond.
Died September 8th, 2006 at 61 years old in Gidgegannup. [ref]
Barbara Valentin
Austrian actress (1940-2002).
Born December 15th, 1940 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2002 at 61 years old in Munich (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Jack Daniel
American distiller and founder of jack daniel's tennessee whiskey distillery..
Born September 5th, 1850 in Lynchburg.
Died October 10th, 1911 at 61 years old in Lynchburg (sepsis).
Kadambini Ganguly
Indian physician.
Born July 18th, 1862 in Bhagalpur.
Died October 3rd, 1923 at 61 years old in Kolkata.
Theodor Morell
Personal physician to adolf hitler (1886-1948).
Born July 22nd, 1886 in Trais. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1948 at 61 years old in Tegernsee (stroke). [ref]
Phil Taylor
English rock drummer.
Born September 21st, 1954 in Chesterfield.
Died November 11th, 2015 at 61 years old in London (liver failure). [ref]
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1965 at 61 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Former president of the democratic republic of the congo (1939-2001).
Born November 27th, 1939 in Moba.
Died January 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kinshasa (murder, ballistic trauma).
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