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Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981).
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škłow.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Sombhu Mitra
Indian actor (1915-1997).
Born August 22nd, 1915 in Kolkata.
Died May 19th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kolkata.
Richard Olney
American politician and statesman (1835-1917).
Born September 15th, 1835 in Oxford. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1917 at 81 years old in Boston.
Augusto Monterroso
Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.
Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.
Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Schenectady.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Schenectady.
Frances Rafferty
American actress (1922-2004).
Born June 16th, 1922 in Sioux City.
Died April 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Paso Robles.
Grigori Aleksandrov
Soviet film director (1903-1983).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 16th, 1984 at 81 years old in Moscow (urinary tract infection).
Ernst Wilimowski
Polish footballer (1916-1997).
Born June 23rd, 1916 in Katowice.
Died August 30th, 1997 at 81 years old in Karlsruhe.
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
35th chief justice of india.
Born November 1st, 1940 in Madhya Pradesh, Guna.
Died March 23rd, 2022 at 81 years old in New Delhi.
George Porter
British chemist (1920–2002).
Born December 6th, 1920 in Stainforth. [ref]
Died August 31st, 2002 at 81 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
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