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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Thomas Ferebee
American bombardier (1918–2000).
Born November 9th, 1918 in Mocksville.
Died March 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Windermere.
Jerry Bock
American theatre composer (1928-2010).
Born November 23rd, 1928 in New Haven.
Died November 3rd, 2010 at 81 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
George Albert Smith
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.
Born April 4th, 1870 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1951 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (systemic lupus erythematosus).
Lyudmila Rudenko
Soviet chess player (1904-1986).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Lubny.
Died March 4th, 1986 at 81 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
British artist and noblewoman (1856-1937).
Born March 7th, 1856 in London.
Died December 22nd, 1937 at 81 years old in London.
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer (1930–2011).
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Reginald Rose
American screenwriter (1920-2002).
Born December 10th, 1920 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2002 at 81 years old in Norwalk. [ref]
Fatima Meer
South african academic and writer (1928-2010).
Born August 12th, 1928 in Durban.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Durban (stroke). [ref]
Lorna Raver
American actress.
Born October 9th, 1943 in York.
Died May 12th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Dick Van Arsdale
American basketball player, coach, executive (1943–2024).
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Phoenix (kidney failure, heart failure). [ref]
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