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Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

Guy Butler

Athletics competitor (1899-1981).

Born August 25th, 1899 in London Borough of Harrow.

Died February 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in St Neots.

Dušan Jovanović

Slovenian theatre director, playwright and essayist.

Born October 1st, 1939 in Belgrade.

Died December 31st, 2020 at 81 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]

Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz

Polish socialist party activist, founder of żegota (1886–1968).

Born December 15th, 1886 in Saviejkі.

Died February 5th, 1968 at 81 years old in Warsaw.

Julian Nowak

Polish microbiologist and politician (1865-1946).

Born March 10th, 1865 in Okocim.

Died November 10th, 1946 at 81 years old in Kraków.

Léon Glovacki

French footballer (1928-2009).

Born February 19th, 1928 in Carvin.

Died September 9th, 2009 at 81 years old in Geneva.

Dalibor Brozović

Croatian linguist, slavist, dialectologist and politician (1927-2009).

Born July 28th, 1927 in Sarajevo. [ref]

Died June 19th, 2009 at 81 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Len Sutton

Racecar driver.

Born August 9th, 1925 in Oregon.

Died December 4th, 2006 at 81 years old in Portland (cancer). [ref]

Elżbieta Krzesińska

Polish long jumper.

Born November 11th, 1934 in Warsaw.

Died December 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Warsaw (disease). [ref]

Sune Andersson

Swedish footballer and manager (1921–2002).

Born February 22nd, 1921 in Södertälje.

Died April 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in Solna Municipality.

Maria Velho da Costa

Portuguese writer (1938-2020).

Born June 26th, 1938 in Lisbon.

Died May 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Lisbon. [ref]

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