Dead at age 61
806 Notable deaths
Donald Beer
American rower.
Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).
Gregorio Gómez
Mexican footballer.
Born February 14th, 1927 in Tepatitlán de Morelos Municipality.
Died June 11th, 1988 at 61 years old in Guadalajara.
René Ferrier
French footballer (1936-1998).
Born December 7th, 1936 in Thionne.
Died September 15th, 1998 at 61 years old in Saint-Étienne.
Vasily Mate
Russian artist (1856-1917).
Born March 6th, 1856 in Virbalis. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1917 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg (cancer). [ref]
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
Soviet general (1896-1958).
Born September 30th, 1896 in Trubchevsk.
Died April 7th, 1958 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Vladimir Dolgov
Swimmer.
Born May 11th, 1960 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2022 at 61 years old in North Carolina. [ref]
Jef Demuysere
Road bicycle racer.
Born August 22nd, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Arcadio López
Argentine footballer.
Born September 15th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 12th, 1972 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires.
Roald Larsen
Norwegian speed skater.
Born February 1st, 1898 in Christiania.
Died July 28th, 1959 at 61 years old in Oslo.
Willy Jäggi
Swiss footballer (1906-1968).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Solothurn.
Died February 1st, 1968 at 61 years old in Zürich.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner