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Dead at age 81
1,692 Notable deaths
Suresh Kalmadi
Indian politician.
Born May 1st, 1944 in Chennai.
Died January 6th, 2026 at 81 years old in Pune. [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]
Mae Clarke
Actress (1910-1992).
Born August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1992 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Helen Herron Taft
First lady to william howard taft (1861-1943).
Born June 2nd, 1861 in Cincinnati.
Died May 22nd, 1943 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C..
Edward Carson, Baron Carson
Irish politician, barrister and judge (1854-1935).
Born February 9th, 1854 in Dublin.
Died October 22nd, 1935 at 81 years old in Isle of Thanet.
Muthulakshmi Reddy
Indian physician and legislator.
Born July 30th, 1886 in Pudukkottai State.
Died July 22nd, 1968 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Fritz Leiber
American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction (1910–1992).
Born December 24th, 1910 in Chicago.
Died September 5th, 1992 at 81 years old in San Francisco (neurological disorder).
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Welsh-english christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Cardiff.
Died March 1st, 1981 at 81 years old in Ealing.
Herbert Macaulay
Nigerian politician (1864-1946).
Born November 14th, 1864 in Lagos.
Died May 7th, 1946 at 81 years old in Lagos.
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]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde