Dead at age 81
1,740 Notable deaths
Katharine Cornell
American actress, theatre manager and producer (1893-1974).
Born February 16th, 1893 in Berlin.
Died June 9th, 1974 at 81 years old in Tisbury (pneumonia).
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Indonesian writer (1925–2006).
Born February 6th, 1925 in Blora.
Died April 30th, 2006 at 81 years old in Jakarta (diabetes).
Natalia Goncharova
Russian-french artist (1881-1962).
Born July 3rd, 1881 in Tula Oblast. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1962 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Magda Lupescu
Mistress of king carol ii of the romanians (1899-1977).
Born September 15th, 1895 in Iași.
Died June 29th, 1977 at 81 years old in Estoril.
Rose Valland
French resistance member, art historian (1898-1980).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Ris-Orangis.
Gail Kobe
American actress, producer (1929–2013).
Born March 19th, 1932 in Hamtramck.
Died August 1st, 2013 at 81 years old in Hamtramck (disease). [ref]
Robert Doisneau
French photographer.
Born April 14th, 1912 in Gentilly. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1994 at 81 years old in Montrouge. [ref]
Edward Van Sloan
American film character actor (1882–1964).
Born November 1st, 1882 in Chaska.
Died March 8th, 1964 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Enrico de Nicola
President of italy from 1946 to 1948.
Born November 9th, 1877 in Naples.
Died October 1st, 1959 at 81 years old in Torre del Greco.
Victor Kugler
Austrian righteous among the nations.
Born June 5th, 1900 in Vrchlabí. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1981 at 81 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht