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Dead at age 61
1,142 Notable deaths
Rafael Joseffy
Hungarian musician (1853-1915).
Born July 3rd, 1853 in Huncovce.
Died June 25th, 1915 at 61 years old in New York City.
Leib Kvitko
Soviet yiddish poet (1890-1952).
Born November 11th, 1890 in Holoskiv.
Died August 12th, 1952 at 61 years old in Moscow (execution).
Alfred Vulpian
French neurologist (1826–1887).
Born January 5th, 1826 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1887 at 61 years old in rue Soufflot (pneumonia). [ref]
Ernest S. Brown
American politician (1903-1965).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Alturas.
Died July 23rd, 1965 at 61 years old in Reno.
Ludvík Daněk
Czechoslovak discus thrower (1937–1998).
Born January 6th, 1937 in Hořice. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1998 at 61 years old in Hutisko-Solanec (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clotilde Micheli
Ltalian nun and blessed (1849–1911).
Born September 11th, 1849 in Imer.
Died March 24th, 1911 at 61 years old in Faicchio.
David Avidan
Israeli poet (1934–1995).
Born February 21st, 1934 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 11th, 1995 at 61 years old in Tel Aviv.
Alexander Fersman
Russian mineralogist (1883–1945).
Born November 8th, 1883 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Sochi.
Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
Russian artist (1837-1898).
Born April 25th, 1837 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 15th, 1898 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
João Pinheiro Chagas
Portuguese politician (1863-1925).
Born September 1st, 1863 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 28th, 1925 at 61 years old in Estoril.
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