Dead at age 81

1,741 Notable deaths

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Soviet and russian actor (1928—2009).

Born February 8th, 1928 in Pavlovsky Posad.

Died December 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Moscow (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

American writer (1940–2021).

Born March 14th, 1940 in Tennessee.

Died November 30th, 2021 at 81 years old in Nashville.

Yamamoto Gonnohyōe

Prime minister of japan (1852-1933).

Born November 26th, 1852 in Kajiya-chō.

Died December 8th, 1933 at 81 years old in Takanawa (prostatic hypertrophy).

Ted Lewis

American singer and bandleader (1890-1971).

Born June 6th, 1890 in Circleville.

Died August 25th, 1971 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]

Bunta Sugawara

Japanese actor.

Born August 16th, 1933 in Sendai. [ref]

Died December 28th, 2014 at 81 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]

Willie Mitchell

American record producer and arranger (1928–2010).

Born March 1st, 1928 in Ashland.

Died January 5th, 2010 at 81 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]

Percy Heath

American musician.

Born April 30th, 1923 in Wilmington. [ref]

Died April 28th, 2005 at 81 years old in Southampton (bone cancer). [ref]

Paul Vanden Boeynants

Belgian politician (1919-2001).

Born May 22nd, 1919 in Forest.

Died January 9th, 2001 at 81 years old in Aalst (pneumonia).

Nancy J. Chodorow

American feminist sociologist and psychoanalyst.

Born January 20th, 1944 in New York City.

Died October 14th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]

Hugh Shearer

Prime minister of jamaica (1923-2004).

Born May 18th, 1923 in Trelawny Parish.

Died July 5th, 2004 at 81 years old in Kingston.

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