Dead at age 81

1,520 Notable deaths

Jack Hobbs

English cricketer.

Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.

Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.

Helenio Herrera

French footballer and manager (1910-1997).

Born April 10th, 1916 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died November 9th, 1997 at 81 years old in Venice. [ref]

Harold Robbins

American novelist.

Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City. [ref]

Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]

Rod McKuen

American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015).

Born April 29th, 1933 in Oakland.

Died January 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).

Jack Kilby

American electrical engineer (1923-2005).

Born November 8th, 1923 in Jefferson City.

Died June 20th, 2005 at 81 years old in Dallas (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 9).

O. P. Nayyar

Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician.

Born January 16th, 1926 in Lahore. [ref]

Died January 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Mumbai. [ref]

John Kerr

American actor and lawyer.

Born November 15th, 1931 in New York City.

Died February 2nd, 2013 at 81 years old in Pasadena (heart failure).

Isaac Stern

American musician.

Born July 21st, 1920 in Kremenets. [ref]

Died September 22nd, 2001 at 81 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Stephen F. Cohen

American historian (1938-2020).

Born November 25th, 1938 in Owensboro.

Died September 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Princess Stéphanie of Belgium

Archduchess of austria.

Born May 21st, 1864 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died August 23rd, 1945 at 81 years old in Pannonhalma.

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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett