Dead at age 81

1,738 Notable deaths

Richard Bradford

American actor (1934–2016).

Born November 10th, 1934 in Tyler. [ref]

Died March 22nd, 2016 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Peter Yates

English film director and producer (1929-2011).

Born July 24th, 1929 in Aldershot. [ref]

Died January 9th, 2011 at 81 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]

Britt Allcroft

British filmmaker (1943–2024).

Born December 14th, 1943 in Worthing.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Edwin H. Land

American scientist and inventor.

Born May 7th, 1909 in Bridgeport.

Died March 1st, 1991 at 81 years old in Cambridge.

Dimitri Tsafendas

Assassin of south african prime minister hendrik verwoerd (1918–1999).

Born January 14th, 1918 in Maputo.

Died October 7th, 1999 at 81 years old in Krugersdorp (pneumonia).

Hal Greer

American basketball player.

Born June 26th, 1936 in Huntington. [ref]

Died April 14th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]

Julius Harris

Actor.

Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]

James Burnham

American philosopher (1905–1987).

Born November 22nd, 1905 in Chicago.

Died July 28th, 1987 at 81 years old in Kent (cancer).

Hirotugu Akaike

Japanese statistician (1927–2009).

Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.

Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).

U. R. Ananthamurthy

Indian writer and critic in the kannada language.

Born December 21st, 1932 in Thirthahalli.

Died August 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (kidney failure).

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