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Dead at age 81

1,468 Notable deaths

Don Knotts

American actor and stand-up comedian.

Born July 21st, 1924 in Morgantown. [ref]

Died February 24th, 2006 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]

Peter O'Toole

Irish actor (1932-2013).

Born August 2nd, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]

Died December 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in Wellington Hospital, London (stomach cancer). [ref]

Eartha Kitt

American singer (1927-2008).

Born January 17th, 1927 in North.

Died December 25th, 2008 at 81 years old in Weston (colorectal cancer).

Kader Khan

Indian-canadian film actor, script and dialogue writer.

Born October 22nd, 1937 in Kabul.

Died December 31st, 2018 at 81 years old in Toronto (progressive supranuclear palsy).

Brian Dennehy

American actor (1938-2020).

Born July 9th, 1938 in Bridgeport.

Died April 15th, 2020 at 81 years old in New Haven (sepsis). [ref]

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014).

Born June 8th, 1933 in New York City, Brooklyn.

Died September 4th, 2014 at 81 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital (cardiac arrest, cerebral hypoxia). [ref]

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

American businessman and ambassador (1888-1969).

Born September 6th, 1888 in Boston. [ref]

Died November 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Hyannis Port (stroke). [ref]

Bill Withers

American singer-songwriter and musician.

Born July 4th, 1938 in Slab Fork.

Died March 30th, 2020 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease).

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016).

Born November 13th, 1934 in The Bronx.

Died July 19th, 2016 at 81 years old in Burbank (pneumonia).

David Crosby

American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023).

Born August 14th, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died January 18th, 2023 at 81 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]

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