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Dead at age 81
1,501 Notable deaths
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]
Michael Lerner
American actor.
Born June 22nd, 1941 in Brooklyn.
Died April 8th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Richard Avedon
American photographer.
Born May 15th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2004 at 81 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Cedella Booker
Jamaican singer and writer (1926-2008).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Saint Ann Parish.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]
Billy Joe Shaver
American country music singer-songwriter.
Born August 16th, 1939 in Corsicana.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 81 years old in Waco (stroke).
Phil Niekro
American baseball player.
Born April 1st, 1939 in Blaine.
Died December 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Flowery Branch. [ref]
Lou Brock
American baseball player.
Born June 18th, 1939 in El Dorado.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Edmund Muskie
American politician (1914–1996).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Rumford. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Evelyn Mase
South african nurse and first wife of nelson mandela (1922-2004).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Transkei. [ref]
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Soweto. [ref]
Paul Rand
American graphic designer.
Born December 15th, 1914 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1996 at 81 years old in Norwalk (cancer). [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson