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Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Imre Szöllősi
Kayak racer.
Born February 19th, 1941 in Budapest.
Died December 27th, 2022 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Władysław Abraham
Polish lawyer, historian (1860-1941).
Born October 10th, 1860 in Sambir.
Died October 15th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.
William Seagrove
British long-distance runner (1898-1980).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 5th, 1980 at 81 years old in Seaford.
José Lebrún Moratinos
Venezuelan catholic cardinal (1919–2001).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Puerto Cabello.
Died February 21st, 2001 at 81 years old in Caracas.
Nils Erik Nilsson
Swedish ice hockey player (1936-2017).
Born March 8th, 1936 in Karlstad. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2017 at 81 years old in Karlstad. [ref]
Karl Giesser
Austrian footballer (1928-2010).
Born October 29th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 2010 at 81 years old
Sten Pettersson
Swedish hurdler (1902–1984).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Stockholm.
Died June 1st, 1984 at 81 years old in Stockholm.
Nadezhda Zhurkina
Wwii pe-2 radio operator, one of only four women to become full cavalier of order of glory.
Born August 28th, 1920 in Turinsk.
Died April 24th, 2002 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Kōichirō Tomita
Japanese astronomer (1925-2006).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died May 22nd, 2006 at 81 years old
Ágota Bujdosó
Hungarian handball player.
Born June 2nd, 1943 in Budapest.
Died March 30th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
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