Dead at age 81
1,610 Notable deaths
Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
Russian chemist and photographer.
Born August 30th, 1863 in Funikova Gora. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1944 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
Mike Douglas
Entertainer, talk show host.
Born August 11th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2006 at 81 years old in North Palm Beach (disease). [ref]
Clive Sinclair
English entrepreneur and inventor.
Born July 30th, 1940 in Richmond. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2021 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
Tuvia Bielski
Polish resistance member.
Born May 8th, 1906 in Stankiewicze.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 81 years old in Brooklyn.
Ronald Dworkin
American legal philosopher (1931-2013).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Providence.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in London (leukemia).
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022).
Born October 13th, 1940 in Little Rock.
Died September 24th, 2022 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lillian Randolph
American actress (1898–1980).
Born December 14th, 1898 in Knoxville.
Died September 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gailard Sartain
American actor.
Born September 18th, 1943 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died June 19th, 2025 at 81 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Walter Sickert
British artist (1860-1942).
Born May 31st, 1860 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 81 years old in Bath. [ref]
Vijayaraje Scindia
Indian politician (1919-2001).
Born October 12th, 1919 in Sagar district.
Died January 25th, 2001 at 81 years old in New Delhi.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche