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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Elias Lönnrot
Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional finnish oral poetry (1802-1884).
Born April 9th, 1802 in Sammatti.
Died March 19th, 1884 at 81 years old in Sammatti.
Gene Gauntier
American actor and screenwriter (1885-1966).
Born May 17th, 1885 in Kansas City.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca.
Prince Charles of Prussia
Third son of frederick william iii of prussia (1801–1883).
Born June 29th, 1801 in Charlottenburg Palace.
Died January 21st, 1883 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Susanna Moodie
Canadian writer (1803–1885).
Born December 6th, 1803 in Bungay.
Died April 8th, 1885 at 81 years old in Toronto.
Émile Cohl
French caricaturist (1857-1938).
Born January 4th, 1857 in Paris.
Died January 20th, 1938 at 81 years old in Villejuif (bronchopneumonia).
Jorge Anaya
Argentine admiral (1926–2008).
Born September 27th, 1926 in Bahía Blanca.
Died January 9th, 2008 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Ali Mazrui
Kenyan academic (1933–2014).
Born February 24th, 1933 in Mombasa.
Died October 12th, 2014 at 81 years old in Vestal.
Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist (1910–1992).
Born July 4th, 1910 in New Orleans.
Died January 21st, 1992 at 81 years old in Hanover (cancer).
Liane de Pougy
French courtesan, dancer and novelist, editor.
Born July 2nd, 1869 in La Flèche.
Died December 26th, 1950 at 81 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
Irish economist (1845–1926).
Born February 8th, 1845 in Edgeworthstown.
Died February 13th, 1926 at 81 years old in Oxford.
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