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Dead at age 61
755 Notable deaths
Robin Sachs
British actor.
Born February 5th, 1951 in London.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
Qari.
Born January 1st, 1927 in Hermonthis.
Died November 30th, 1988 at 61 years old in Cairo.
Arthur Eddington
British astrophysicist (1882-1944).
Born December 28th, 1882 in Kendal. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 61 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Fred Allen
American comedian.
Born May 31st, 1894 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1956 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Francis White
American civil rights activist.
Born July 1st, 1893 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1955 at 61 years old in New York City. [ref]
James Irwin
American astronaut (1930-1991).
Born March 17th, 1930 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 8th, 1991 at 61 years old in Glenwood Springs (myocardial infarction).
Victoriano Huerta
Mexican military officer and 35th president of mexico.
Born December 22nd, 1854 in Colotlán.
Died January 13th, 1916 at 61 years old in El Paso (liver cirrhosis).
Oskar Werner
Actor (1922-1984).
Born November 13th, 1922 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Marburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Fahey
1939–2001; american fingerstyle guitarist.
Born February 28th, 1939 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2001 at 61 years old in Salem. [ref]
Arthur Lee
American singer-songwriter.
Born March 7th, 1945 in Memphis. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 61 years old in Memphis (leukemia). [ref]
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