Dead at age 81
1,740 Notable deaths
James Franck
German physicist.
Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
Vladimir Vernadsky
Russian and soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology.
Born March 12th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesian politician and general (1918–2000).
Born December 3rd, 1918 in Kotanopan, Dutch East Indies.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 81 years old in Jakarta (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Donald O. Hebb
Canadian neuroscientist.
Born July 22nd, 1904 in Chester.
Died August 20th, 1985 at 81 years old in Chester.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician (1924-2005).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Vinton. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2005 at 81 years old in Orange (lung cancer). [ref]
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Etawah.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Emlyn Williams
Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Mostyn.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 81 years old in London (cancer).
Eve Brent
Actress (1929–2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Houston.
Died August 27th, 2011 at 81 years old in Sun Valley (disease). [ref]
Wojciech Kilar
Polish composer.
Born July 17th, 1932 in Lviv. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Katowice (brain cancer). [ref]
Bill Foulkes
English football player and coach (1932–2013).
Born January 15th, 1932 in St Helens.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 81 years old in Manchester (Alzheimer's disease).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht