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Dead at age 61
806 Notable deaths
Ken Hill
Botanist notable for work on eucalypts and cycads (1948-2010).
Born August 6th, 1948 in Armidale. [ref]
Died August 4th, 2010 at 61 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Igor Nikulin
Hammer thrower who represented the ussr, the unified team, and later russia.
Born August 14th, 1960 in Moscow.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mihai Ivăncescu
Romanian footballer (1942-2004).
Born March 22nd, 1942 in Hlyboka.
Died January 2nd, 2004 at 61 years old in Brașov.
Mikhail Svetlov
Russian poet.
Born June 17th, 1903 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1964 at 61 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Rudolf König
Austrian astronomist.
Born August 18th, 1865 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 1927 at 61 years old in Hietzing.
Metaksia Simonyan
Soviet actor (1926-1987).
Born February 21st, 1926 in Ashgabat.
Died August 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in Yerevan.
Park Il-kap
South korean footballer (1926-1987).
Born March 21st, 1926 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died September 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in São Paulo.
Charles Manring
American rower.
Born August 18th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died August 7th, 1991 at 61 years old in Bethesda.
August Lindgren
Danish footballer (1883-1945).
Born August 1st, 1883 in Copenhagen.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 61 years old in Copenhagen.
Karel Kolář
Czechoslovak runner (1955–2017).
Born December 16th, 1955 in Jindřichův Hradec.
Died October 4th, 2017 at 61 years old [ref]
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