Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Harold MacGrath
American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter (1871–1932).
Born September 4th, 1871 in Syracuse.
Died October 30th, 1932 at 61 years old in Syracuse.
Adriaan van Maanen
Dutch astronomer (1884–1946).
Born March 31st, 1884 in Sneek.
Died January 26th, 1946 at 61 years old in Pasadena.
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
Scottish ornithologist (1863-1924).
Born March 25th, 1863 in Easter Elchies.
Died July 26th, 1924 at 61 years old in Farley Cottage.
Anton Martin Slomšek
Slovene bishop and poet (1800–1862).
Born November 26th, 1800 in Uniše.
Died September 24th, 1862 at 61 years old in Maribor.
Erik Chisholm
20th century scottish composer and conductor (1904–1965).
Born January 4th, 1904 in Glasgow.
Died June 8th, 1965 at 61 years old in Cape Town (myocardial infarction).
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Gisela von Arnim
German writer (1827-1889).
Born August 30th, 1827 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1889 at 61 years old in Florence.
Vladan Desnica
Croatian writer (1905–1967).
Born September 17th, 1905 in Zadar.
Died March 4th, 1967 at 61 years old in Zagreb.
Maria De Mattias
Italian catholic nun, foundress and saint (1805-1866).
Born February 4th, 1805 in Vallecorsa.
Died August 20th, 1866 at 61 years old in Rome.
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect (1883–1945).
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan