Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

Pentti Aalto

Finnish linguist.

Born July 22nd, 1917 in Pori. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1998 at 81 years old in Helsinki (heart disease). [ref]

Max Velthuijs

Dutch painter, illustrator and writer.

Born May 22nd, 1923 in The Hague. [ref]

Died January 25th, 2005 at 81 years old in The Hague. [ref]

Rafael Azcona

Spanish screenwriter (1926-2008).

Born October 24th, 1926 in Logroño.

Died March 24th, 2008 at 81 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]

Henry Carlsson

Swedish footballer and manager (1917–1999).

Born October 29th, 1917 in Falköping.

Died May 28th, 1999 at 81 years old in Sweden.

Minoru Miki

Japanese composer (1930–2011).

Born March 16th, 1930 in Kamona.

Died December 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Mitaka (sepsis). [ref]

Sulochana Gadgil

Indian meteorologist.

Born June 7th, 1944 in Pune. [ref]

Died July 24th, 2025 at 81 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]

Jacques E. Brandenberger

Swiss chemist, inventor of cellophane (1872-1954).

Born October 19th, 1872 in Zurich.

Died July 13th, 1954 at 81 years old in Zurich.

Toti Dal Monte

Italian singer and actress.

Born June 27th, 1893 in Mogliano Veneto.

Died January 26th, 1975 at 81 years old in Pieve di Soligo (disease). [ref]

Hans Nüsslein

German tennis player.

Born March 31st, 1910 in Nuremberg.

Died June 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Altenkirchen.

Vladislav Krapivin

Soviet and russian writer (1938-2020).

Born October 14th, 1938 in Tyumen.

Died September 1st, 2020 at 81 years old in Yekaterinburg (pneumonia). [ref]

Deaths 1101 to 1110 of 1747

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson