Dead at age 81

1,611 Notable deaths

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.

Died January 28th, 1996 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

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]

Nikki Giovanni

American poet, writer and activist.

Born June 7th, 1943 in Knoxville.

Died December 9th, 2024 at 81 years old in Blacksburg (lung cancer). [ref]

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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.