Dead at age 81

1,740 Notable deaths

Doris Dowling

American actress of film, stage and television.

Born May 15th, 1923 in Detroit.

Died June 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet

British conductor and impresario.

Born April 29th, 1879 in St Helens. [ref]

Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in London (coronary thrombosis). [ref]

Robert Easton

American actor (1930–2011).

Born November 23rd, 1930 in Milwaukee.

Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Tsuguharu Foujita

French painter (1886-1968).

Born November 27th, 1886 in Shin-ogawamachi.

Died January 29th, 1968 at 81 years old in Zurich (prostate cancer).

Bruce Gray

Canadian actor.

Born September 7th, 1936 in San Juan.

Died December 13th, 2017 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]

Konstantin Päts

Estonian politician (1874–1956).

Born February 23rd, 1874 in Tahkuranna. [ref]

Died January 18th, 1956 at 81 years old in Burashevo.

Hugo Gutmann

German army officer.

Born November 19th, 1880 in Nuremberg.

Died June 22nd, 1962 at 81 years old in United States.

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author and poet.

Born March 23rd, 1942 in Abeadzi Kyiakor. [ref]

Died May 31st, 2023 at 81 years old in Accra (disease). [ref]

Bill Mauldin

American editorial cartoonist (1921–2003).

Born October 29th, 1921 in Mountain Park.

Died January 22nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Newport Beach (Alzheimer's disease).

Gerhard Klopfer

Official of the nazi party and assistant to martin bormann in the office of the party chancellery (1905-1987).

Born February 18th, 1905 in Pisarzowice.

Died January 29th, 1987 at 81 years old in Ulm.

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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris