Dead at age 81
1,692 Notable deaths
Jack Hobbs
English cricketer (1882–1963).
Born December 16th, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died December 21st, 1963 at 81 years old in Hove.
Theodore von Kármán
Hungarian-american mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist.
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen. [ref]
George Lansbury
British politician and reformer (1859–1940).
Born February 21st, 1859 in Halesworth.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 81 years old in Golders Green (stomach cancer).
Jack Kilby
American electrical engineer (1923–2005).
Born November 8th, 1923 in Jefferson City.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 81 years old in Dallas.
D. R. Kaprekar
Indian mathematician (1905–1986).
Born January 17th, 1905 in Dahanu.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Deolali.
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]
Margherita Sarfatti
Italian writer, journalist, art critic and unmarried partner of benito mussolini (1880-1961).
Born April 8th, 1880 in Venice. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1961 at 81 years old in Cavallasca. [ref]
Ruth Etting
American singer, vaudevillian, musical theatre performer and film actress (1897–1978).
Born November 23rd, 1896 in David City.
Died September 24th, 1978 at 81 years old in Colorado Springs (disease).
Ishirō Honda
Japanese filmmaker (1911–1993).
Born May 7th, 1911 in Yamagata.
Died February 28th, 1993 at 81 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Macdonald Carey
American actor (1913-1994).
Born March 15th, 1913 in Sioux City. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1994 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). [ref]
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix