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Dead at age 81
1,692 Notable deaths
Dimitri Tsafendas
Assassin of south african prime minister hendrik verwoerd (1918–1999).
Born January 14th, 1918 in Maputo.
Died October 7th, 1999 at 81 years old in Krugersdorp (pneumonia).
Hal Greer
American basketball player.
Born June 26th, 1936 in Huntington. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]
Julius Harris
Actor.
Born August 17th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 17th, 2004 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Burnham
American philosopher (1905–1987).
Born November 22nd, 1905 in Chicago.
Died July 28th, 1987 at 81 years old in Kent (cancer).
Hirotugu Akaike
Japanese statistician (1927–2009).
Born November 5th, 1927 in Fujinomiya.
Died August 4th, 2009 at 81 years old in Ibaraki Prefecture (pneumonia).
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer and critic in the kannada language.
Born December 21st, 1932 in Thirthahalli.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 81 years old in Bengaluru (kidney failure).
Paul Mauriat
French orchestra leader.
Born March 4th, 1925 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 2006 at 81 years old in Perpignan (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Watson-Watt
Physicist (1892-1973).
Born April 13th, 1892 in Brechin.
Died December 5th, 1973 at 81 years old in Inverness.
John William Davis
American politician, nominee for us presidency in 1924.
Born April 13th, 1873 in Clarksburg. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1955 at 81 years old in Charleston. [ref]
Barrett Strong
American singer and songwriter (1941–2023).
Born February 5th, 1941 in West Point.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 81 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus