Dead at age 81

1,741 Notable deaths

Fran Allison

American television and radio comedian, personality and singer (1907-1989).

Born November 20th, 1907 in La Porte City.

Died June 13th, 1989 at 81 years old in Sherman Oaks.

Maud Menten

Canadian physician and chemist (1879–1960).

Born March 20th, 1879 in Port Lambton. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.

Marga López

Argentine-mexican actress (1924-2005).

Born June 21st, 1924 in San Miguel de Tucumán.

Died July 4th, 2005 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).

Charles Sheeler

American artist (1883-1965).

Born July 16th, 1883 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died May 7th, 1965 at 81 years old in Dobbs Ferry. [ref]

John Steiner

British actor (1941–2022).

Born January 7th, 1941 in Chester.

Died July 31st, 2022 at 81 years old in La Quinta (traffic collision). [ref]

Juan Carlos Onganía

President of argentina from 1966 to 1970.

Born March 17th, 1914 in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires.

Died June 8th, 1995 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires.

Luis Federico Leloir

Argentine biochemist.

Born September 6th, 1906 in Paris.

Died December 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Catamarca Province (myocardial infarction).

Heinrich Wölfflin

Swiss art critic, art historian (1864-1945).

Born June 21st, 1864 in Winterthur. [ref]

Died July 19th, 1945 at 81 years old in Zürich. [ref]

Jerry Pinkney

American writer and children's book illustrator (1939–2021).

Born December 29th, 1939 in Philadelphia.

Died October 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Sleepy Hollow (myocardial infarction). [ref]

William Schuman

American composer and arts administrator (1910-1992).

Born August 4th, 1910 in New York City, The Bronx. [ref]

Died February 15th, 1992 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]

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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