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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Louis Ganne
French composer (1862-1923).
Born April 5th, 1862 in Buxières-les-Mines.
Died July 13th, 1923 at 61 years old in rue Brochant.
Mipham Chokyi Lodro
Tibetan lama.
Born October 27th, 1952 in Gengqing Town.
Died June 11th, 2014 at 61 years old in Renchen (myocardial infarction).
Terenci Moix
Spanish writer and journalist (1942-2003).
Born January 5th, 1942 in El Raval.
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Barcelona (pulmonary emphysema).
Léon Delacroix
Belgian prime minister (1867-1929).
Born December 27th, 1867 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died October 15th, 1929 at 61 years old in Baden-Baden.
Walther Mayer
Austrian mathematician (1887–1948).
Born March 11th, 1887 in Graz. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1948 at 61 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Judah Leib Gordon
Lithuanian poet (1830–1892).
Born December 19th, 1830 in Vilnius.
Died September 28th, 1892 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kevin Berry
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record holder (1945-2006).
Born April 10th, 1945 in Sydney.
Died December 7th, 2006 at 61 years old in Sydney (brain cancer). [ref]
Karl Weisenberger
German general (1890–1952).
Born September 29th, 1890 in Würzburg.
Died March 28th, 1952 at 61 years old in Kempten.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Nadia Hilou
Arab-israeli politician.
Born July 5th, 1953 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 61 years old in Jaffa (cancer).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus