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Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer (1935-2017).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 20th, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
Dorothea Klumpke
American astronomer (1861-1942).
Born August 9th, 1861 in San Francisco.
Died October 5th, 1942 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Željko Perušić
Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2017).
Born March 23rd, 1936 in Varoš.
Died September 28th, 2017 at 81 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Franciszka Themerson
Polish painter, designer, filmmaker (1907-1988).
Born June 28th, 1907 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1988 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
Dutch astronomer (1918–2000).
Born November 19th, 1918 in Utrecht.
Died July 31st, 2000 at 81 years old in Leiden.
Yevgeny Matveyev
Soviet and russian actor, film director, screenwriter (1922–2003).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Novoukrainka.
Died June 1st, 2003 at 81 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Arab Shamilov
Kurdish writer (1897–1978).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Susuz.
Died May 21st, 1978 at 81 years old in Yerevan.
Oka Gorodovikov
Soviet general (1879–1960).
Born October 1st, 1879.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Birgitta Trotzig
Swedish writer, member of the swedish academy (1929-2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Gothenburg.
Died May 14th, 2011 at 81 years old in Lund. [ref]
Veikko Karvonen
Athletics competitor.
Born January 5th, 1926 in Gromovo.
Died August 1st, 2007 at 81 years old in Turku. [ref]
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