Dead at age 81
1,741 Notable deaths
Lawrence Weiner
American artist (1942–2021).
Born February 10th, 1940 in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Mary Catherine Bateson
American anthropologist (1939-2021).
Born December 8th, 1939 in New York City.
Died January 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Arseny Tarkovsky
Soviet poet and translator.
Born June 24th, 1907 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1989 at 81 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Corín Tellado
Spanish romantic novelist.
Born April 25th, 1927 in Viavélez.
Died April 11th, 2009 at 81 years old in Gijón (stroke).
Vladimir Menshov
Soviet film director and actor (1939–2021).
Born September 17th, 1939 in Baku.
Died July 5th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
Austro-hungarian physicist.
Born April 18th, 1882 in Lviv.
Died August 28th, 1963 at 81 years old in Charlotte Amalie.
Alexander Mackendrick
Film director (1912-1993).
Born September 8th, 1912 in Boston.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Dragoslav Šekularac
Serbian footballer (1937-2019).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Štip.
Died January 5th, 2019 at 81 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect (1909–1990).
Born May 9th, 1909 in Buffalo.
Died August 6th, 1990 at 81 years old in New York City.
Karl Kreipe
German general.
Born June 5th, 1895 in Niederspier.
Died June 14th, 1976 at 81 years old in Northeim.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou