Dead at age 81
2,199 Notable deaths
Edmund Gwenn
British actor (1877–1959).
Born September 26th, 1877 in London.
Died September 6th, 1959 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Hetty Green
American financier (1834–1916).
Born November 21st, 1834 in New Bedford.
Died July 3rd, 1916 at 81 years old in New York City (stroke).
Alfred Marshall
British economist (1842–1924).
Born July 26th, 1842 in London.
Died July 13th, 1924 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
Richard Avedon
American photographer (1923–2004).
Born May 15th, 1923 in New York City.
Died October 1st, 2004 at 81 years old in San Antonio (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gifford Pinchot
American forester and politician (1865–1946).
Born August 11th, 1865 in Simsbury.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 81 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Bruce Reynolds
English criminal (1931–2013).
Born September 7th, 1931 in Charing Cross Hospital.
Died February 28th, 2013 at 81 years old in Croydon.
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director (1914-1996).
Born April 4th, 1914 in Gia Định.
Died March 3rd, 1996 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (esophageal cancer).
Rukmini Devi Arundale
Indian dancer and choreographer (1904–1986).
Born February 29th, 1904 in Madurai.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Lou Brock
American baseball player (1939–2020).
Born June 18th, 1939 in El Dorado.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Billy Joe Shaver
American country singer (1939–2020).
Born August 16th, 1939 in Corsicana.
Died October 28th, 2020 at 81 years old in Waco (stroke).
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson