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Dead at age 61
804 Notable deaths
Mikko Niskanen
Finnish film director, actor, producer, screenwriter.
Born January 31st, 1929 in Äänekoski. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1990 at 61 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Aleksander Majkowski
Polish writer.
Born July 17th, 1876 in Kościerzyna.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 61 years old in Gdynia.
August Alle
Estonian poet (1890-1952).
Born August 31st, 1890 in Viljandi.
Died July 8th, 1952 at 61 years old in Tallinn.
Alfred Jensen
Swedish historian, slavist, writer, poet, and translator (1859-1921).
Born September 30th, 1859 in Parish of Forsa. [ref]
Died September 15th, 1921 at 61 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Vilhelm Krag
Norwegian writer (1871–1933).
Born December 24th, 1871 in Kristiansand.
Died July 10th, 1933 at 61 years old in Søgne.
Tony Shelly
New zealand racing driver (1937-1998).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in New Zealand.
Died October 4th, 1998 at 61 years old in New Zealand.
Johannes Kert
Estonian lieutenant general and politician (1959–2021).
Born December 3rd, 1959 in Pechory. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
Grigory Novak
Soviet weightlifter.
Born March 5th, 1919 in Chornobyl.
Died July 10th, 1980 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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]
Helmut Weiss
German film director (1907-1969).
Born January 25th, 1907 in Göttingen.
Died January 13th, 1969 at 61 years old in Berlin.
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