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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Josef Bayer
Austrian composer (1852-1913).
Born March 6th, 1852 in Vienna.
Died March 12th, 1913 at 61 years old in Vienna.
Freddie Grubb
English racing cyclist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Kingston upon Thames.
Died March 6th, 1949 at 61 years old in Surrey.
Krzysztof Krauze
Polish film director (1953–2014).
Born April 2nd, 1953 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2014 at 61 years old in Warsaw (prostate cancer). [ref]
Vladan Batić
Serbian politician, minister of justice (1949-2010).
Born July 27th, 1949 in Obrenovac.
Died December 29th, 2010 at 61 years old in Obrenovac (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Giuseppe Schirò
Arbëreshë writer (1865–1927).
Born August 10th, 1865 in Piana degli Albanesi.
Died February 17th, 1927 at 61 years old in Naples.
Josiah O. Wolcott
American politician and jurist (1877-1938).
Born October 31st, 1877 in Dover.
Died November 11th, 1938 at 61 years old in Dover.
Georgy Shonin
Soviet cosmonaut (1935-1997).
Born August 3rd, 1935 in Rovenky.
Died April 7th, 1997 at 61 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (myocardial infarction).
Dimitrija Čupovski
Macedonian writer (1878–1940).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Papradište.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jeillo Edwards
Was a sierra leonean actress (1942-2004).
Born September 23rd, 1942 in Freetown.
Died July 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in London.
Renée Schuurman
South african tennis player (1939–2001).
Born October 26th, 1939 in Durban.
Died May 30th, 2001 at 61 years old in Howick. [ref]
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