Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Herbert S. Walters
American politician (1891-1973).
Born November 17th, 1891 in Jefferson County.
Died August 17th, 1973 at 81 years old in Knoxville.
Alexander Kemurdzhian
Soviet aerospace engineer (1921–2003).
Born October 4th, 1921 in Vladikavkaz.
Died February 25th, 2003 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jacques Diouf
Senegalese politician.
Born August 1st, 1938 in Saint-Louis. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2019 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Park Kyung-ni
Korean writer (1926-2008).
Born October 28th, 1926 in Tongyeong.
Died May 5th, 2008 at 81 years old in Wonju (lung cancer). [ref]
Ritt Bjerregaard
Danish politician.
Born May 19th, 1941 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2023 at 81 years old in Østerbro. [ref]
Andrei Bitov
Russian author (1937-2018).
Born May 27th, 1937 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 81 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alfred Polgar
Austrian writer (1873–1955).
Born October 17th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Dorothy Maud Wrinch
Mathematician and biochemical theorist (1894–1976).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Rosario.
Died February 11th, 1976 at 81 years old in Falmouth.
Baard Owe
Norwegian actor (1936-2017).
Born July 3rd, 1936 in Mosjøen.
Died November 11th, 2017 at 81 years old in Copenhagen (lung cancer).
Hyakken Uchida
Japanese writer (1889-1971).
Born May 29th, 1889 in Okayama.
Died April 20th, 1971 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson