Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

William Wright Smith

British botanist (1875–1956).

Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]

Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Anna Lesznai

Hungarian-born american writer and poet (1885-1966).

Born January 3rd, 1885 in Nižný Hrušov.

Died October 2nd, 1966 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]

Amīnah al-Saʿīd

Egyptian journalist and women's rights activist.

Born January 20th, 1914 in Cairo. [ref]

Died August 13th, 1995 at 81 years old in Cairo (cancer).

Silvano Bertini

Boxer (1940–2021).

Born March 27th, 1940 in Signa.

Died June 27th, 2021 at 81 years old in Florence. [ref]

Robert Hosp

Swiss footballer (1939–2021).

Born December 13th, 1939 in Basel.

Died October 5th, 2021 at 81 years old [ref]

Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein

German zoologist, university teacher and curator (1855–1936).

Born March 3rd, 1855 in Bad Bergzabern.

Died April 23rd, 1936 at 81 years old in Munich.

Juan Urkizu

Spanish association football manager and association football player (1901-1982).

Born June 24th, 1901 in Ondarroa. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 1982 at 81 years old in Ondarroa.

Ewart Horsfall

British rower.

Born May 24th, 1892 in Liverpool.

Died February 1st, 1974 at 81 years old in Devizes.

Marron Curtis Fort

German linguist (1938–2019).

Born October 24th, 1938 in Boston.

Died December 18th, 2019 at 81 years old [ref]

Lorne Carr-Harris

Canadian-british ice hockey player (1899–1981).

Born December 15th, 1899 in Kingston.

Died April 7th, 1981 at 81 years old

Deaths 1481 to 1490 of 1747

Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan