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Dead at age 81
1,740 Notable deaths
George Axelrod
American screenwriter, producer (1922-2003).
Born June 9th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2003 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
William Lawrence Bragg
Australian-born british physicist and x-ray crystallographer.
Born March 31st, 1890 in Adelaide. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1971 at 81 years old in Ipswich. [ref]
Jean-Luc Nancy
French philosopher.
Born July 26th, 1940 in Caudéran. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 81 years old in Strasbourg. [ref]
Helmut Jahn
German architect (1940-2021).
Born January 4th, 1940 in Zirndorf. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2021 at 81 years old in Campton Hills (traffic collision). [ref]
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Austrian film director (1885-1967).
Born August 25th, 1885 in Roudnice nad Labem. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1967 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Napoleon Chagnon
American anthropologist.
Born August 27th, 1938 in Port Austin. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2019 at 81 years old in Traverse City. [ref]
Thomas Ferebee
American bombardier (1918–2000).
Born November 9th, 1918 in Mocksville.
Died March 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Windermere.
Jerry Bock
American theatre composer (1928-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
George Albert Smith
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born April 4th, 1870 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 4th, 1951 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (systemic lupus erythematosus).
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus