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Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Jan Blockx
Belgian composer, pianist and teacher (1851–1912).
Born January 25th, 1851 in Antwerp.
Died May 26th, 1912 at 61 years old in Antwerp, Kapellen (stroke).
Elme Marie Caro
French philosopher (1826–1887).
Born March 4th, 1826 in Poitiers.
Died July 13th, 1887 at 61 years old in Paris.
Gaetano Koch
Italian architect (1849–1910).
Born January 9th, 1849 in Rome.
Died May 14th, 1910 at 61 years old in Rome.
Martin Stokken
Norwegian male cross-country skier.
Born January 16th, 1923 in Snillfjord Municipality.
Died March 25th, 1984 at 61 years old in Trondheim.
Lothar Thoms
East german racing cyclist (1956-2017).
Died November 5th, 2017 at 61 years old in Forst (Lausitz). [ref]
François Bazin
French opera composer (1816–1878).
Born September 4th, 1816 in Marseille. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1878 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Carl Snoilsky
Swedish poet, diplomat and numismatist (1841-1903).
Born September 8th, 1841 in Klara Church Parish.
Died May 19th, 1903 at 61 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Luis Otero
Spanish footballer (1893-1955).
Born October 22nd, 1893 in Pontevedra.
Died January 20th, 1955 at 61 years old in A Coruña.
Semyon Kosberg
Soviet engineer (1903–1965).
Born October 14th, 1903 in Slutsk. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 61 years old in Voronezh (traffic collision).
Jan Henry T. Olsen
Norwegian politician (1956–2018).
Born August 20th, 1956 in Bergen.
Died July 10th, 2018 at 61 years old (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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