Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

José Salazar López

Catholic cardinal (1910–1991).

Born January 12th, 1910 in Ameca Municipality.

Died July 9th, 1991 at 81 years old in Guadalajara.

Valentina Prudskova

Russian fencer (1938-2020).

Born December 27th, 1938 in Yershov.

Died August 23rd, 2020 at 81 years old in Saratov (falling from height). [ref]

Joan Rigol i Roig

Catalan politician.

Born April 4th, 1943 in Torrelles de Llobregat. [ref]

Died May 7th, 2024 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Len Graham

Northern irish footballer and manager (1925-2007).

Born October 17th, 1925 in Belfast.

Died September 30th, 2007 at 81 years old in Blackpool.

Edward Madejski

Polish footballer (1914-1996).

Born August 11th, 1914 in Kraków.

Died February 15th, 1996 at 81 years old in Bytom.

Ely Tacchella

Swiss footballer (1936-2017).

Born May 25th, 1936 in Neuchâtel.

Died August 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]

Hedi Amara Nouira

Tunisian politician (1911-1993).

Born April 5th, 1911 in Monastir.

Died January 25th, 1993 at 81 years old in La Marsa. [ref]

Jiří Hanke

Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach (1924-2006).

Born December 12th, 1924 in Dolní Bučice.

Died December 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in Lausanne.

Borys Oliynyk

Ukrainian journalist, poet and writer (1935-2017).

Born October 22nd, 1935 in Zachepilivka. [ref]

Died April 30th, 2017 at 81 years old in Kyiv (heart failure). [ref]

František Douda

Czechoslovak shot putter (1908–1990).

Born October 23rd, 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.

Died January 15th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.

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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy