Dead at age 81
1,611 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Horst Köhler
German politician (cdu); president of germany, 2004–2010.
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Skierbieszów. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2025 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Walther Wenck
Wehrmacht general (1900–1982).
Born September 18th, 1900 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died May 1st, 1982 at 81 years old in Bad Rothenfelde (traffic collision).
Peter Gilmore
British actor (1931-2013).
Born August 25th, 1931 in Leipzig.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in London (disease).
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).
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]
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Indian poet (1938-2019).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Kolkata.
Died November 7th, 2019 at 81 years old in Kolkata (lung cancer). [ref]
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 Roy Hill
American film director (1921-2002).
Born December 20th, 1921 in Minneapolis.
Died December 27th, 2002 at 81 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer