Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 81
2,207 Notable deaths
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Howard Zieff
American film director (1927–2009).
Born October 21st, 1927 in Chicago.
Died February 22nd, 2009 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Wieteke van Dort
Dutch actress and singer (1943–2024).
Born May 16th, 1943 in Surabaya. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2024 at 81 years old in The Hague (liver cancer). [ref]
Latifur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician and judge (1936–2017).
Born March 1st, 1936 in Jashore District.
Died June 6th, 2017 at 81 years old in Dhaka.
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Lola Rodríguez de Tió
Puerto rican poet and writer (1843-1924).
Born September 14th, 1843 in San Germán.
Died November 10th, 1924 at 81 years old in Havana.
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor (1912-1993).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 11th, 1993 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Luigi Simoni
Italian footballer and manager (1939–2020).
Born January 22nd, 1939 in Crevalcore.
Died May 22nd, 2020 at 81 years old in Pisa (stroke). [ref]
Shwikar
Egyptian actor and comedian (1938–2020).
Born November 4th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 81 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Deaths 721 to 730 of 2207
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi