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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German prince (1865-1946).
Born January 20th, 1865 in Bad Arolsen.
Died May 26th, 1946 at 81 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Brian Locking
British musician.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Bedworth.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in North Wales.
Jimmie Durham
American artist (1940–2021).
Born July 10th, 1940 in Houston. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Berlin. [ref]
R. Austin Freeman
British writer (1862-1943).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Marylebone.
Died September 28th, 1943 at 81 years old in Gravesend.
Lester Cole
American screenwriter (1904-1985).
Born June 19th, 1904 in New York City.
Died August 15th, 1985 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Mieczysław Rakowski
Former first secretary of the polish united workers' party (1926–2008).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Kowalewko-Folwark. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2008 at 81 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
Kathleen Lynn
Irish politician, activist and medical doctor.
Born January 28th, 1874 in Killala.
Died September 14th, 1955 at 81 years old
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897–1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse.
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
American politician (1941–2023).
Born November 16th, 1941 in Chatham Borough.
Died January 30th, 2023 at 81 years old in Salt Lake City (meningitis). [ref]
Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan painter and sculptor (1923-2005).
Born June 5th, 1923 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died January 14th, 2005 at 81 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
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