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Dead at age 81
2,200 Notable deaths
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]
Béla Guttmann
Hungarian football player and manager (1899–1981).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 1981 at 81 years old in Vienna.
Arthur Jones
American inventor (1926–2007).
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
16th president of the french republic (1884–1966).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Revel.
Died January 1st, 1966 at 81 years old in Paris.
Vasili Mitrokhin
Kgb officer (1922–2004).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Yurasovo.
Died January 23rd, 2004 at 81 years old in London.
Mary Daly
American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Schenectady.
Died January 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Gardner. [ref]
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