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Dead at age 81

1,743 Notable deaths

George Milne, 1st Baron Milne

British military commander (1866-1948).

Born November 5th, 1866 in Aberdeen.

Died March 23rd, 1948 at 81 years old in London.

Manuel Lapuente Díaz

Mexican footballer and trainer (1944–2025).

Born May 15th, 1944 in Mexico City.

Died October 25th, 2025 at 81 years old in Puebla City (pneumonia). [ref]

Vladimir Petrovich Filatov

Russian ophthalmologist (1875-1956).

Born February 27th, 1875 in Mikhaylovka.

Died October 30th, 1956 at 81 years old in Odesa (cerebral hemorrhage).

Fernando Romeo Lucas García

President of guatemala (1924-2006).

Born July 4th, 1924 in San Juan Chamelco.

Died May 27th, 2006 at 81 years old in Puerto La Cruz (Alzheimer's disease).

Gordon Harker

English film actor (1885-1967).

Born August 7th, 1885 in London. [ref]

Died March 2nd, 1967 at 81 years old in London. [ref]

Edwin Boring

American psychologist (1886–1968).

Born October 23rd, 1886 in Philadelphia.

Died July 1st, 1968 at 81 years old in Cambridge (multiple myeloma).

Uwe Kockisch

German actor.

Born January 31st, 1944 in Cottbus.

Died December 22nd, 2025 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Thomas Orde-Lees

English explorer (1877-1958).

Born May 23rd, 1877 in Aachen.

Died December 1st, 1958 at 81 years old in Wellington.

Jacqueline Sassard

French actress (1940–2021).

Born March 13th, 1940 in Nice.

Died July 17th, 2021 at 81 years old in Lugano.

Helmut Hasse

German mathematician.

Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.

Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.

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