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Dead at age 61

806 Notable deaths

William Cuthbertson

Scottish boxer (1902-1963).

Born July 21st, 1902 in Dunfermline.

Died November 24th, 1963 at 61 years old in Dunfermline.

Robert Roth

Olympic wrestler (1898-1959).

Born July 5th, 1898 in Bern.

Died November 17th, 1959 at 61 years old in Nidau.

Konstantin Lerner

Chess grandmaster.

Born February 28th, 1950 in Odesa.

Died September 24th, 2011 at 61 years old in Herzliya (disease). [ref]

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

Soviet fencer.

Born February 2nd, 1938 in Astrašycki Haradok.

Died January 24th, 2000 at 61 years old in Minsk.

Jacobo Majluta Azar

President of the dominican republic (1934–1996).

Born October 9th, 1934 in Santo Domingo.

Died March 2nd, 1996 at 61 years old in Tampa (non-small-cell lung carcinoma).

Mait Riisman

Estonian water polo player, coach and sportsperson (1956–2018).

Born September 23rd, 1956 in Tallinn.

Died May 17th, 2018 at 61 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Bert McCaffrey

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born April 11th, 1894 in Albion Township. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1955 at 61 years old in Toronto.

Sydney Middleton

Australian rugby union footballer.

Born February 24th, 1884 in Sydney.

Died September 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Kensington.

Jan Arlazorov

Russian actor and stand-up comic (1947-2009).

Born August 26th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died March 7th, 2009 at 61 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Jenny Montigny

Belgian painter (1875-1937).

Born December 8th, 1875 in Ghent.

Died October 31st, 1937 at 61 years old in Deurle.

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