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Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi
Egyptian imam (1928-2010).
Born October 28th, 1928 in Sohag.
Died March 10th, 2010 at 81 years old in Egypt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Helffrich
German astronomer (1890–1971).
Born January 12th, 1890 in Mannheim.
Died December 26th, 1971 at 81 years old in Neckarau.
Vadim Kapranov
Soviet basketball coach and basketball player (1940–2021).
Born February 26th, 1940 in Moscow.
Died June 4th, 2021 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Ernest Riedel
Canoe racer.
Born July 13th, 1901 in New York City.
Died March 26th, 1983 at 81 years old in Miami-Dade County.
Adolph Verschueren
Belgian cyclist.
Born June 10th, 1922 in Deurne.
Died April 30th, 2004 at 81 years old in Deurne.
Henry Justin Allen
Governor of kansas (1868-1950).
Born September 11th, 1868 in Warren County.
Died January 17th, 1950 at 81 years old in Wichita (thrombosis).
Kenzo Ohashi
Japanese association football player.
Born April 21st, 1934 in Hiroshima.
Died December 21st, 2015 at 81 years old in Japan.
Loretta McNeil
Athletics competitor (1907–1988).
Born January 10th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died February 24th, 1988 at 81 years old in San Mateo.
Bartolomeo Aimo
Italian road bicycle racer (1889–1970).
Born September 24th, 1889 in Carignano.
Died December 11th, 1970 at 81 years old in Turin.
Philip Tomalin
French cricketer (1858-1940).
Born April 10th, 1858 in Kensington.
Died February 12th, 1940 at 81 years old in Bognor Regis.
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