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Dead at age 81
2,199 Notable deaths
Astrid Kirchherr
German photographer and artist (1938-2020).
Born May 20th, 1938 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Vaali
Indian poet, lyricist, writer and actor (1931-2013).
Born October 31st, 1931 in Srirangam.
Died July 18th, 2013 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Tom Lester
American actor and evangelist (1938-2020).
Born September 23rd, 1938 in Laurel.
Died April 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in Nashville (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Earl Boen
American actor (1941–2023).
Born August 8th, 1941 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2023 at 81 years old in Hawaii (lung cancer). [ref]
Mick Ralphs
British guitarist.
Born March 31st, 1944 in Stoke Lacy.
Died June 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Henley-on-Thames. [ref]
Kazuo Sakamaki
Japanese navy officer (1918-1999).
Born November 8th, 1918 in Awa.
Died November 29th, 1999 at 81 years old in Toyota.
Wolfgang Schäuble
German politician and statesman (1942–2023).
Born September 18th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2023 at 81 years old in Offenburg (cancer). [ref]
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
Russian mathematician (1922–2004).
Born March 7th, 1922 in Kologriv.
Died January 12th, 2004 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg.
McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist (1938–2020).
Born December 11th, 1938 in Philadelphia.
Died March 6th, 2020 at 81 years old in Bergenfield. [ref]
Billy Paul
American singer-songwriter (1934-2016).
Born December 1st, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died April 24th, 2016 at 81 years old in Blackwood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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