Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

Eugenio Bersellini

Italian association football player and manager (1936-2017).

Born June 10th, 1936 in Borgo Val di Taro.

Died September 17th, 2017 at 81 years old in Prato (pneumonia). [ref]

Keve Hjelm

Actor, film director.

Born June 23rd, 1922 in Gnesta.

Died February 3rd, 2004 at 81 years old in Stockholm (prostate cancer).

Kaljo Kiisk

Estonian actor and film director (1925–2007).

Born December 3rd, 1925 in Vaivina.

Died September 20th, 2007 at 81 years old in Tallinn.

Natalia Shakhovskaya

Russian musician (1935–2017).

Born September 27th, 1935 in Moscow.

Died May 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Samvel Gasparov

Soviet film director.

Born June 7th, 1938 in Tbilisi.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Mikhail Simonov

Russian aircraft designer (1929-2011).

Born October 19th, 1929 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died March 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Eugenia Kalnay

Argentine meteorologist.

Born October 1st, 1942 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 14th, 2024 at 81 years old in Maryland.

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007).

Born December 26th, 1925 in Gera.

Died February 12th, 2007 at 81 years old in Jena (prostate cancer).

Gernot Roll

German cinematographer.

Born April 9th, 1939 in Dresden.

Died November 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]

Henry Ogg Forbes

Scottish explorer, ornithologist and botanist (1851-1932).

Born January 30th, 1851 in Drumblade.

Died October 27th, 1932 at 81 years old in Liverpool.

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