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Dead at age 61
1,141 Notable deaths
Sophia of Prussia
Queen consort of greece (1870–1932).
Born June 14th, 1870 in Potsdam.
Died January 13th, 1932 at 61 years old in Frankfurt (cancer).
Winfield Scott Hancock
United states army officer (1824–1886).
Born February 14th, 1824 in Montgomeryville.
Died February 9th, 1886 at 61 years old in Governors Island (infectious disease).
Wang Jingwei
Chinese politician, leader of wang jingwei regime (1883-1944).
Born May 4th, 1883 in Sanshui District.
Died November 10th, 1944 at 61 years old in Nagoya (cancer).
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Ferdinand I of Romania
King of romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927).
Born August 24th, 1865 in Sigmaringen.
Died July 20th, 1927 at 61 years old in Sinaia.
Jeanette MacDonald
American singer and actress (1903-1965).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Philadelphia.
Died January 14th, 1965 at 61 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Maury Chaykin
American actor (1949-2010).
Born July 27th, 1949 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 2010 at 61 years old in Toronto (heart failure). [ref]
Don Revie
English footballer and manager (1927-1989).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Middlesbrough.
Died May 26th, 1989 at 61 years old in Edinburgh (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Paul Ehrlich
Jewish-german physician and scientist (1854-1915).
Born March 14th, 1854 in Strzelin.
Died August 20th, 1915 at 61 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (stroke).
Jacques Offenbach
German-born french composer (1819–1880).
Born June 21st, 1819 in Cologne.
Died October 5th, 1880 at 61 years old in Paris (heart failure).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson