Dead at age 81
1,500 Notable deaths
Georges Braque
French painter and sculptor (1882-1963).
Born May 13th, 1882 in Argenteuil. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1963 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lalita Pawar
Indian actress.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Nashik.
Died February 24th, 1998 at 81 years old in Pune. [ref]
Christopher Isherwood
English-american novelist (1904-1986).
Born August 26th, 1904 in Cheshire. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jerry Siegel
American co-creator of superman.
Born October 17th, 1914 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elizabeth Arden
Canadian american businesswoman.
Born December 31st, 1884 in Woodbridge. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
Cliff Young
Australian ultra marathon runner.
Born February 8th, 1922 in Beech Forest.
Died November 2nd, 2003 at 81 years old in Beech Forest (cancer).
Edie Adams
American singer, businesswoman.
Born April 16th, 1927 in Kingston.
Died October 15th, 2008 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian bharatnatyam dancer (1904-1986).
Born February 29th, 1904 in Madurai.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Gifford Pinchot
American forester and politician (1865-1946).
Born August 11th, 1865 in Simsbury. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1946 at 81 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Pee Wee Reese
American baseball player and coach.
Born July 23rd, 1918 in Ekron. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1999 at 81 years old in Louisville (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1500
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving