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Dead at age 81
1,500 Notable deaths
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]
David Hilbert
German mathematician (1862-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Königsberg, Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 81 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Leopold III of Belgium
King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951.
Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.
Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (surgical complications).
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).
Rose Wilder Lane
American journalist.
Born December 5th, 1886 in De Smet. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1968 at 81 years old in Danbury (diabetes). [ref]
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).
Gianni Agnelli
Italian businessman; grandson of fiat's founder (1921-2003).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2003 at 81 years old in Turin (prostate cancer). [ref]
Tommy Douglas
Scottish-born canadian politician (1904-1986).
Born October 20th, 1904 in Falkirk.
Died February 24th, 1986 at 81 years old in Ottawa (cancer).
LaWanda Page
Actress, comedian (1920-2002).
Born October 19th, 1920 in Cleveland.
Died September 14th, 2002 at 81 years old in Hollywood (diabetes).
William O. Douglas
Us supreme court justice from 1939 to 1975.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Maine Township. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1980 at 81 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
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