Dead at age 61
777 Notable deaths
John S. McCain
United states navy admiral (1884-1945).
Born August 9th, 1884 in Carroll County.
Died September 6th, 1945 at 61 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
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.
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali novelist and short story writer (1876-1938).
Born September 15th, 1876 in Debanandapur.
Died January 16th, 1938 at 61 years old in Kolkata (liver cancer).
Rocío Dúrcal
Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006).
Born October 4th, 1944 in Madrid.
Died March 25th, 2006 at 61 years old in Torrelodones (uterine cancer). [ref]
R. D. Laing
Unorthodox scottish psychiatrist.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Glasgow.
Died August 23rd, 1989 at 61 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction).
Elizabeth Edwards
Deceased wife of john edwards.
Born July 3rd, 1949 in Jacksonville.
Died December 7th, 2010 at 61 years old in Chapel Hill (breast cancer). [ref]
Günther von Kluge
German general.
Born October 30th, 1882 in Poznań.
Died August 19th, 1944 at 61 years old in Dombasle-en-Argonne (poison).
Wang Jingwei
Chinese politician, leader of wang jingwei regime (1883-1944).
Born May 4th, 1883 in Sanshui District. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1944 at 61 years old in Nagoya (cancer). [ref]
Dick Haymes
Argentinian actor and singer (1918–1980).
Born September 13th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Edwin Starr
American singer and songwriter.
Born January 21st, 1942 in Nashville. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2003 at 61 years old in Beeston (myocardial infarction).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan