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Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Ōten Shimokawa
Japanese animator.
Born May 2nd, 1892 in Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture.
Died May 28th, 1973 at 81 years old in Noda.
Kenkichi Iwasawa
Japanese mathematician (1917-1998).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Kiryū.
Died October 26th, 1998 at 81 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Diana E. H. Russell
South african sociologist and activist.
Born November 6th, 1938 in Cape Town.
Died July 28th, 2020 at 81 years old in Oakland (respiratory failure). [ref]
Nina Andreyeva
Russian chemist, teacher, author, political activist, and social critic (1938-2020).
Born October 12th, 1938 in Leningrad.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Graham McRae
New zealand racing driver.
Born March 5th, 1940 in Wellington.
Died August 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Richard Le Gallienne
British writer (1866-1947).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Liverpool.
Died September 15th, 1947 at 81 years old in Menton.
Dev Kant Baruah
Indian politician (1914-1996).
Born February 22nd, 1914 in Dibrugarh.
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Delhi.
Géza Maróczy
Hungarian chess player (1870–1951).
Born March 3rd, 1870 in Szeged.
Died May 29th, 1951 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Peter Porter
Australian, british based poet (1929-2010).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 2010 at 81 years old in London (liver cancer). [ref]
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