Dead at age 81
1,738 Notable deaths
Jane Lapotaire
British stage and film actress (1944–2026).
Born December 26th, 1944 in Ipswich.
Died March 5th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913–1994).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Sioux City.
Died March 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer).
Peter Gilmore
British actor (1931-2013).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Leipzig.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in London (disease).
Isaac Stern
American musician.
Born July 21st, 1920 in Kremenets. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2001 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Horst Köhler
German politician (cdu); president of germany, 2004–2010.
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Skierbieszów. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2025 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
O. P. Nayyar
Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician.
Born January 16th, 1926 in Lahore.
Died January 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Stanley Fischer
Israeli-american economist.
Born October 15th, 1943 in Mazabuka.
Died May 31st, 2025 at 81 years old in Lexington. [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