Dead at age 61
1,143 Notable deaths
Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko
Soviet fencer (1938–2000).
Born February 2nd, 1938 in Astrašycki Haradok.
Died January 24th, 2000 at 61 years old in Minsk.
Bert McCaffrey
Canadian ice hockey player (1893–1955).
Born April 11th, 1894 in Albion Township. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1955 at 61 years old in Toronto.
Emil von Sydow
German geographer (1812–1873).
Born July 15th, 1812 in Freiberg.
Died October 13th, 1873 at 61 years old in Berlin.
Jef Demuysere
Belgian road bicycle racer.
Born July 26th, 1907 in Wervik. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1969 at 61 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Jenny Montigny
Belgian painter (1875-1937).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Ghent.
Died October 31st, 1937 at 61 years old in Deurle.
Saint-René Taillandier
French writer and critic (1817-1879).
Born December 16th, 1817 in Paris.
Died February 23rd, 1879 at 61 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Robert Hartmann
German ethnographer (1831-1893).
Born October 1st, 1831 in Blankenburg.
Died April 20th, 1893 at 61 years old in Potsdam.
Rudolf Wiegmann
German architect, painter and author (1804-1865).
Born April 17th, 1804 in Adensen.
Died April 17th, 1865 at 61 years old in Düsseldorf.
József Bencsics
Hungarian footballer (1933-1995).
Born August 6th, 1933 in Szombathely.
Died July 13th, 1995 at 61 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Sydney Middleton
Australian rugby union footballer (1884–1945).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Sydney.
Died September 2nd, 1945 at 61 years old in Kensington.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi