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Dead at age 81
2,199 Notable deaths
William Styron
American novelist and essayist (1925–2006).
Born June 11th, 1925 in Newport News.
Died November 1st, 2006 at 81 years old in Martha's Vineyard (pneumonia). [ref]
Spencer Davis
British musician (1939–2020).
Born July 17th, 1939 in Swansea.
Died October 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Madeleine Carroll
English actress (1906–1987).
Born February 26th, 1906 in West Bromwich.
Died October 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Marbella (pancreatic cancer).
Rod McKuen
American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015).
Born April 29th, 1933 in Oakland. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Harold Robbins
American novelist (1916–1997).
Born May 21st, 1916 in New York City.
Died October 14th, 1997 at 81 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure).
George Habash
Founder of the popular front for the liberation of palestine (1926-2008).
Born August 2nd, 1926 in Lod.
Died January 26th, 2008 at 81 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 (1881–1963).
Born May 11th, 1881 in Budapest.
Died May 7th, 1963 at 81 years old in Aachen.
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).
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