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Dead at age 61
806 Notable deaths
Werner Camichel
Bobsledder (1945-2006).
Born January 26th, 1945 in Zuoz.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 61 years old in Samedan (cancer).
Francis Frederick
American rower (1907-1968).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Alameda.
Died May 2nd, 1968 at 61 years old in Berkeley.
Mario Benzing
Italian writer and translator (1896-1958).
Born December 7th, 1896 in Como.
Died November 29th, 1958 at 61 years old in Milan.
Jānis Akuraters
Latvian writer (1876-1937).
Born January 13th, 1876 in Jēkabpils District.
Died July 25th, 1937 at 61 years old in Riga.
Nathaniel Carl Goodwin
American actor (1857-1919).
Born July 25th, 1857 in Boston.
Died January 31st, 1919 at 61 years old in New York City.
Olaf Barda
Norwegian chess player.
Born August 17th, 1909 in Oslo.
Died May 2nd, 1971 at 61 years old in Oslo.
George Vernot
Canadian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1901-1962).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Montreal.
Died November 22nd, 1962 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Klara Zamenhof
Polish esperantist.
Born October 6th, 1863 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1924 at 61 years old in Warsaw (hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
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