Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Rosa Manus
Dutch pacifist and female suffragist (1881–1943).
Born August 20th, 1881 in Amsterdam.
Died April 28th, 1943 at 61 years old in Oświęcim, Bernburg, Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Arthur Legat
Belgian racing driver (1898-1960).
Born November 1st, 1898 in La Louvière.
Died February 23rd, 1960 at 61 years old in Haine-Saint-Paul.
Alajos Szokolyi
Olympian athlete, physician (1871-1932).
Born June 19th, 1871 in Hronec.
Died September 9th, 1932 at 61 years old in Bernecebaráti (myocardial infarction).
Bertall
French illustrator, cartoonist and engraver (1820-1882).
Born December 18th, 1820 in Paris, former 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1882 at 61 years old in Soyons.
Leandro Remondini
Italian footballer and manager (1917-1979).
Born November 17th, 1917 in Verona.
Died January 9th, 1979 at 61 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Viktor Makeyev
Soviet engineer, rocket designer (1924-1985).
Born October 25th, 1924 in Kolomna.
Died October 25th, 1985 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Rafiq Tağı
Azerbaijani journalist (1950–2011).
Born August 5th, 1950 in Xoşçobanlı.
Died November 23rd, 2011 at 61 years old in Baku (stab wound).
Tony Shelly
New zealand racing driver (1937-1998).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in New Zealand.
Died October 4th, 1998 at 61 years old in New Zealand.
Paul Lücke
German politician (1914-1976).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Schöneborn.
Died August 10th, 1976 at 61 years old in Erlangen.
Félix-Auguste Clément
French painter (1826-1888).
Born May 20th, 1826 in Donzère.
Died February 2nd, 1888 at 61 years old in Cherchell.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker