Dead at age 81
1,740 Notable deaths
Lyudmila Rudenko
Soviet chess player (1904-1986).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Lubny.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
British artist and noblewoman (1856-1937).
Born March 7th, 1856 in London.
Died December 22nd, 1937 at 81 years old in London.
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Reginald Rose
American screenwriter (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2002 at 81 years old in Norwalk. [ref]
Fatima Meer
South african academic and writer (1928-2010).
Born August 12th, 1928 in Durban.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Durban (stroke). [ref]
Lorna Raver
American actress.
Born October 9th, 1943 in York.
Died May 12th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Dick Van Arsdale
American basketball player, coach, executive (1943–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Phoenix (heart failure, kidney failure). [ref]
Paul Touvier
French soldier, nazi collaborator, first frenchman to be convicted of crimes against humanity (1915-1996).
Born April 3rd, 1915 in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1996 at 81 years old in Fresnes Prison (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jorge Sampaio
President of portugal from 1996 to 2006.
Born September 18th, 1939 in Lisbon.
Died September 10th, 2021 at 81 years old in Santa Cruz Hospital (respiratory failure). [ref]
Marguerite Chapman
American actress (1918-1999).
Born March 9th, 1918 in Chatham.
Died August 31st, 1999 at 81 years old in Burbank (disease).
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez