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Dead at age 81
1,692 Notable deaths
Terry O'Neill
British photographer (1938-2019).
Born July 30th, 1938 in London.
Died November 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
John Wood
English actor.
Born July 5th, 1930 in Derbyshire. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Gloucestershire. [ref]
Mabel Albertson
American actress (1901-1982).
Born July 24th, 1901 in Haverhill.
Died September 28th, 1982 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (Alzheimer's disease).
Saul Kripke
American philosopher and logician (1940–2022).
Born November 13th, 1940 in Bay Shore. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2022 at 81 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Vrba
Slovak-jewish auschwitz escapee, canadian biochemist.
Born September 11th, 1924 in Topoľčany. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Vancouver (cancer). [ref]
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]
Ronald Dworkin
American legal philosopher (1931-2013).
Born December 11th, 1931 in Providence.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in London (leukemia).
Walter Sickert
British artist (1860-1942).
Born May 31st, 1860 in Munich. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1942 at 81 years old in Bath. [ref]
Sebastião Salgado
Brazilian photographer (1944–2025).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Aimorés. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (leukemia). [ref]
Harold Arlen
American composer of popular music (1905-1986).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1986 at 81 years old in New York City. [ref]
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