Dead at age 81
1,738 Notable deaths
Paul Mauriat
French orchestra leader (1925–2006).
Born March 4th, 1925 in Marseille.
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 81 years old in Perpignan (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Watson-Watt
Physicist (1892-1973).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Brechin.
Died December 5th, 1973 at 81 years old in Inverness.
John William Davis
American politician, nominee for us presidency in 1924.
Born April 13th, 1873 in Clarksburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Barrett Strong
American singer and songwriter (1941–2023).
Born February 5th, 1941 in West Point.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 81 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
British-indian barrister and shi'i scholar (1872-1953).
Born April 14th, 1872 in Mumbai.
Died December 10th, 1953 at 81 years old in Brookwood.
Deanna Lund
American actress (1937-2018).
Born May 30th, 1937 in Oak Park.
Died June 22nd, 2018 at 81 years old in Century City (pancreatic cancer).
Diane McBain
American actress (1941–2022).
Born May 18th, 1941 in Cleveland.
Died December 21st, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]
William S. Hart
American actor, film director (1864–1946).
Born December 6th, 1864 in Newburgh.
Died June 23rd, 1946 at 81 years old in Newhall.
Monkey Punch
Japanese mangaka (1937-2019).
Born May 26th, 1937 in Hamanaka.
Died April 11th, 2019 at 81 years old in Sakura (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
Paul Bragg
Nutritionist and author (1895-1976).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Batesville. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1976 at 81 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction).
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman