Dead at age 81
1,692 Notable deaths
Nurul Amin
Bengali jurist, politician and prime minister and vice-president of pakistan (1893-1974).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Brahmanbaria District.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Rawalpindi.
Colin Welland
British actor (1934-2015).
Born July 4th, 1934 in Liverpool.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 81 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850 in Exeter.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 81 years old in Stockbridge.
Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer and conductor (1913-1994).
Born January 25th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died February 7th, 1994 at 81 years old in Warsaw.
Kunishige Kamamoto
Japanese association football player and manager.
Born April 15th, 1944 in Ukyō Ward.
Died August 10th, 2025 at 81 years old in Osaka Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]
Arthur Jones
American inventor.
Born August 22nd, 1926 in Morrilton.
Died August 28th, 2007 at 81 years old in Ocala.
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist (1918–1999).
Born January 23rd, 1918 in New York.
Died February 21st, 1999 at 81 years old in Chapel Hill.
Leszek Kołakowski
Philosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Radom. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2009 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Vincent Auriol
16° president of the french republic (1884-1966).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Revel. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin