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Dead at age 61
863 Notable deaths
Herm Schaefer
American basketball player-coach (1918-1980).
Born December 20th, 1918 in Fort Wayne.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 61 years old in Indianapolis.
Ivan Vasilyevich Smirnov
Russian flying ace (1895-1956).
Born February 12th, 1895 in Vladimir.
Died October 28th, 1956 at 61 years old in Palma.
Antal Szabó
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 4th, 1910 in Budapest District XXIII.
Died April 18th, 1972 at 61 years old in Nürtingen. [ref]
Elena Shvarts
Russian poet (1948-2010).
Born May 17th, 1948 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 11th, 2010 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Igor Gamula
Ukrainian-russian footballer and coach (1960–2021).
Born February 17th, 1960 in Alchevsk.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 61 years old [ref]
Aleksander Majkowski
Polish writer.
Born July 17th, 1876 in Kościerzyna.
Died February 10th, 1938 at 61 years old in Gdynia.
Alfred Heinrich Ilg
Swiss engineer and advisor to ethiopian emperor menelik ii (1854-1916).
Born March 30th, 1854 in Frauenfeld.
Died January 7th, 1916 at 61 years old in Zürich.
Valda Valkyrien
Danish actress (1895-1956).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Reykjavík.
Died October 22nd, 1956 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
Henrik Visnapuu
Estonian poet (1890–1951).
Born January 2nd, 1890 in Helme.
Died April 3rd, 1951 at 61 years old in Long Island.
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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