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Dead at age 81
2,199 Notable deaths
William Golding
British novelist, poet, playwright and nobel prize for literature laureate (1911–1993).
Born September 19th, 1911 in Newquay.
Died June 19th, 1993 at 81 years old in Perranarworthal (heart failure).
George Pell
Australian catholic cardinal (1941–2023).
Born June 8th, 1941 in Ballarat.
Died January 10th, 2023 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
David Hilbert
German mathematician (1862–1943).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Kaliningrad.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
Tip O'Neill
American politician (1912–1994).
Born December 9th, 1912 in Cambridge.
Died January 5th, 1994 at 81 years old in Boston (colorectal cancer).
Dick Dale
American surf rock guitarist (1937–2019).
Died March 16th, 2019 at 81 years old in Loma Linda (heart failure). [ref]
Rose Wilder Lane
American journalist (1886–1968).
Born December 5th, 1886 in De Smet.
Died October 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in Danbury (diabetes).
Robert Leckie
United states marine and author (1920–2001).
Born December 18th, 1920 in Philadelphia.
Died December 24th, 2001 at 81 years old in Philadelphia (Alzheimer's disease).
Albert Pike
American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and confederate states army general associate justice of the arkansas supreme court, freemason (1809–1891).
Born December 29th, 1809 in Boston.
Died April 2nd, 1891 at 81 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart attack).
Traudl Junge
Secretary to adolf hitler (1920-2002).
Born March 16th, 1920 in Munich.
Died February 10th, 2002 at 81 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Gordon Banks
English association football player (1937–2019).
Born December 30th, 1937 in Sheffield.
Died February 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Stoke-on-Trent (kidney cancer). [ref]
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