Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Pentti Aalto
Finnish linguist.
Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pori. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease). [ref]
Max Velthuijs
Dutch painter, illustrator and writer.
Born May 22nd, 1923 in The Hague. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Rafael Azcona
Spanish screenwriter (1926-2008).
Born October 24th, 1926 in Logroño.
Died March 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Henry Carlsson
Swedish footballer and manager (1917–1999).
Born October 29th, 1917 in Falköping.
Died May 28th, 1999 at 81 years old in Sweden.
Minoru Miki
Japanese composer (1930–2011).
Born March 16th, 1930 in Kamona.
Died December 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mitaka (sepsis). [ref]
Sulochana Gadgil
Indian meteorologist.
Born June 7th, 1944 in Pune. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Jacques E. Brandenberger
Swiss chemist, inventor of cellophane (1872-1954).
Born October 19th, 1872 in Zurich.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Toti Dal Monte
Italian singer and actress.
Born June 27th, 1893 in Mogliano Veneto.
Died January 26th, 1975 at 81 years old in Pieve di Soligo (disease). [ref]
Hans Nüsslein
German tennis player.
Born March 31st, 1910 in Nuremberg.
Died June 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Altenkirchen.
Vladislav Krapivin
Soviet and russian writer (1938-2020).
Born October 14th, 1938 in Tyumen.
Died September 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Yekaterinburg (pneumonia). [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia