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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Victor Kugler
Austrian righteous among the nations (1900–1981).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Vrchlabí. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1981 at 81 years old in Etobicoke General Hospital. [ref]
James Franck
German physicist (1882–1964).
Born August 26th, 1882 in Hamburg.
Died May 21st, 1964 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
John L. O'Sullivan
American politician (1813-1895).
Born November 15th, 1813.
Died March 24th, 1895 at 81 years old in New York City (influenza).
Vladimir Vernadsky
Russian and soviet mineralogist and geochemist, one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and of radiogeology.
Born March 12th, 1863 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 6th, 1945 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesian politician and general (1918–2000).
Born December 3rd, 1918 in Dutch East Indies, Kotanopan.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 81 years old in Jakarta (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Donald O. Hebb
Canadian neuroscientist (1904–1985).
Born July 22nd, 1904 in Chester.
Died August 20th, 1985 at 81 years old in Chester.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
American blues musician (1924-2005).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Vinton.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 81 years old in Orange (lung cancer).
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997).
Born September 11th, 1915 in Etawah.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 81 years old in Mumbai.
Emlyn Williams
Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Mostyn.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 81 years old in London (cancer).
Bryan Marshall
British actor (1938–2019).
Born May 19th, 1938 in Battersea.
Died June 25th, 2019 at 81 years old in London. [ref]
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