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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Bashford Dean
American zoologist (1867-1928).
Born October 28th, 1867 in New York City.
Died December 6th, 1928 at 61 years old in Battle Creek.
Eduardo Torroja
Spanish structural engineer (1899–1961).
Born August 27th, 1899 in Madrid.
Died June 15th, 1961 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Elena Souliotis
Greek operatic soprano singer (1943-2004).
Born May 28th, 1943 in Athens.
Died December 4th, 2004 at 61 years old in Florence (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Raoul Pugno
French composer, teacher, organist, and pianist (1852-1914).
Born June 23rd, 1852 in Montrouge.
Died January 3rd, 1914 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Friedrich Feher
Austrian actor and director (1889-1950).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Vienna.
Died September 30th, 1950 at 61 years old in Stuttgart.
Elliott Dexter
American actor (1970–1941).
Born December 21st, 1879 in Galveston.
Died June 23rd, 1941 at 61 years old in Amityville.
Christian Metz
French film critic (1931–1993).
Born December 12th, 1931 in Béziers.
Died September 7th, 1993 at 61 years old in Paris.
Chico Borja
American soccer player-coach.
Born August 24th, 1959 in Quito.
Died January 25th, 2021 at 61 years old in Plantation (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Henri Focillon
French art historian (1881-1943).
Born September 7th, 1881 in Dijon.
Died March 3rd, 1943 at 61 years old in New Haven.
John Huchra
American astronomer and professor (1948-2010).
Born December 23rd, 1948 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2010 at 61 years old in Lexington. [ref]
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