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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr
French critic, journalist, and novelist (1808-1890).
Born November 24th, 1808 in Paris.
Died September 29th, 1890 at 81 years old in Saint-Raphaël (stroke).
Albert Hague
American songwriter (1920–2001).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Berlin.
Died November 12th, 2001 at 81 years old in Marina del Rey (cancer).
Józef Kazimierz Hofmann
Polish musician (1876-1957).
Born January 20th, 1876 in Kraków.
Died February 16th, 1957 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
Henry Williamson
British ruralist and natural history writer (1895–1977).
Born December 1st, 1895 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died August 13th, 1977 at 81 years old in London.
Ted Dabney
American electronic engineer, the co-founder of atari, inc. (1937–2018).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2018 at 81 years old in Clearlake (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ramón Grau
President of cuba (1887-1969).
Born September 13th, 1887 in La Palma.
Died July 28th, 1969 at 81 years old in Havana (cancer).
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Jnanpith award winning telugu writer.
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th prime minister of australia (1880-1961).
Born August 8th, 1880 in Grafton.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 81 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Dilgo Khyentse Tashi Peljor
Buddhist vajrayana master, scholar, poet, and teacher (1910–1991).
Born April 12th, 1910 in Kham.
Died September 28th, 1991 at 81 years old in Bhutan.
Daniel Gélin
French actor (1921–2002).
Born May 19th, 1921 in Angers.
Died November 29th, 2002 at 81 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (kidney failure).
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