Dead at age 81
1,740 Notable deaths
Beatrice Shilling
British aeronautical engineer.
Born March 8th, 1909 in Waterlooville. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1990 at 81 years old (breast cancer, bronchopneumonia).
Georges Carpentier
French boxer (1894-1975).
Born January 12th, 1894 in Liévin.
Died October 28th, 1975 at 81 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (cardiovascular disease).
Reinhold Glière
Soviet ukrainian composer (1875–1956).
Born January 11th, 1875 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1956 at 81 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sun Fo
Chinese politician (1891-1973).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Zhongshan.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Erasmo Carlos
Brazilian recording artist; singer-songwriter.
Born June 5th, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 22nd, 2022 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Inge Scholl
German activist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in Ingersheim an der Jagst.
Died September 4th, 1998 at 81 years old in Leutkirch im Allgäu (cancer). [ref]
Sandy Woodward
British admiral (1932-2013).
Born May 1st, 1932 in Penzance.
Died August 4th, 2013 at 81 years old in Bosham.
Rogelio Guerra
Mexican actor (1936-2018).
Born October 8th, 1936 in Aguascalientes City.
Died February 28th, 2018 at 81 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Ruska
German physicist (1906–1988).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Heidelberg.
Died May 27th, 1988 at 81 years old in West Berlin.
R. H. Tawney
English philosopher (1880–1962).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Kolkata.
Died January 16th, 1962 at 81 years old in London (disease).
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine