Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti

Roman catholic patriarch (1910–1992).

Born December 23rd, 1910 in Peveragno.

Died November 1st, 1992 at 81 years old in Jerusalem.

Mariano Cañardo

Spanish cyclist (1906–1987).

Born February 5th, 1906 in Olite/Erriberri.

Died June 20th, 1987 at 81 years old in Barcelona.

Eddy Pauwels

Belgian racing cyclist.

Born May 2nd, 1935 in Bornem.

Died March 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Bornem. [ref]

Ratko Čolić

Serbian footballer (1918–1999).

Born March 17th, 1918 in Ub.

Died October 30th, 1999 at 81 years old in Belgrade.

Charles Malato

French anarchist, writer, and publicist.

Born September 7th, 1857 in Foug. [ref]

Died November 7th, 1938 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]

Brian Glencross

Field hockey player (1941–2022).

Born May 1st, 1941 in Narrogin.

Died December 30th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]

Ruth Osburn

American discus thrower.

Born April 24th, 1912 in Missouri.

Died January 8th, 1994 at 81 years old in Tucson.

Henri Lavedan

French dramatist and man of letters.

Born April 9th, 1859 in Orléans. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1940 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]

Heinz Wewers

German footballer (1927-2008).

Born July 27th, 1927 in Gladbeck.

Died August 29th, 2008 at 81 years old in Essen.

Fumio Asakura

Japanese sculptor (1883-1964).

Born March 1st, 1883.

Died April 18th, 1964 at 81 years old in Taitō-ku (acute myeloid leukemia).

Deaths 1451 to 1460 of 1747

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel