Dead at age 81
1,615 Notable deaths
Gato Barbieri
Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016).
Born November 28th, 1934 in Rosario. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Peter Maxwell Davies
English composer and conductor (1934-2016).
Born September 8th, 1934 in Manchester, Salford.
Died March 14th, 2016 at 81 years old in Sanday (leukemia). [ref]
James Burnham
American philosopher (1905–1987).
Born November 22nd, 1905 in Chicago.
Died July 28th, 1987 at 81 years old in Kent (cancer).
Mary Daly
American radical feminist philosopher and theologian (1928-2010).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Schenectady.
Died January 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Gardner. [ref]
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]
Michael Balcon
English film producer.
Born May 19th, 1896 in Birmingham.
Died October 17th, 1977 at 81 years old in Hartfield.
Witold Lutosławski
Polish composer and conductor (1913-1994).
Born January 25th, 1913 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1994 at 81 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Art Buchwald
Journalist, humorist, united states marine (1925–2007).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Mount Vernon. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2007 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure). [ref]
Martha Dodd
American journalist, novelist and spy for the soviet union (1908–1990).
Born October 8th, 1908 in Ashland.
Died August 10th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Rosemary Leach
British actress (1935–2017).
Born December 18th, 1935 in Much Wenlock.
Died October 21st, 2017 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan