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Dead at age 61
862 Notable deaths
Tor Andræ
Swedish scholar.
Born July 9th, 1885 in Vena church parish. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1947 at 61 years old in Linköping. [ref]
Anatoly Efros
Soviet theatre and film director (1925—1987).
Born September 20th, 1925 in Kharkiv.
Died January 13th, 1987 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Xəlil Rza Ulutürk
Azerbaijani poet (1932-1994).
Born October 21st, 1932 in Pirəbbə.
Died June 22nd, 1994 at 61 years old in Baku.
José Suárez
Spanish actor (1919-1981).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Trubia.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 61 years old in Morea.
Angela Voigt
East german long jumper.
Born May 18th, 1951 in Weferlingen.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 61 years old in Magdeburg.
Ludwig Wolff
German chemist (1857-1919).
Born September 27th, 1857 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Died February 24th, 1919 at 61 years old in Jena.
Armijn Pane
Writer (1908-1970).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Sumatra.
Died February 16th, 1970 at 61 years old in Jakarta.
George Mills
English footballer (1908-1970).
Born December 29th, 1908 in Deptford.
Died July 15th, 1970 at 61 years old in Torquay.
Stuart Paton
British director, screenwriter and actor (1883-1944).
Born July 23rd, 1883 in Glasgow. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1944 at 61 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
NoB
Japanese singer.
Born January 20th, 1964 in Kawachinagano. [ref]
Died August 9th, 2025 at 61 years old in Tokyo (kidney cancer). [ref]
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