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Dead at age 81

1,747 Notable deaths

Edem Kodjo

Togolese politician (1938-2020).

Born May 1st, 1938 in Sokodé.

Died April 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Christiane Legrand

French singer.

Born August 21st, 1930 in Aix-les-Bains. [ref]

Died November 1st, 2011 at 81 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Michael Hainisch

President of austria (1858-1940).

Born August 15th, 1858 in Gloggnitz. [ref]

Died February 26th, 1940 at 81 years old in Vienna. [ref]

Jerome Hines

Opera singer (1921-2003).

Born November 8th, 1921 in Hollywood.

Died February 4th, 2003 at 81 years old in New York City.

John Jacob Abel

American biochemist and pharmacologist.

Born May 19th, 1857 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died May 26th, 1938 at 81 years old in Baltimore. [ref]

Johannes Bell

German lawyer and politician (1868–1949).

Born September 23rd, 1868 in Essen.

Died October 21st, 1949 at 81 years old in Würgassen.

Avigdor Arikha

Israeli artist (1929-2010).

Born April 28th, 1929 in Rădăuți. [ref]

Died April 29th, 2010 at 81 years old in Paris (Merkel cell carcinoma). [ref]

Ángela Ruiz Robles

Teacher, writer, and inventor (1895–1976.

Born March 28th, 1895 in Villamanín. [ref]

Died October 27th, 1976 at 81 years old in Ferrol. [ref]

David Samuel Margoliouth

British orientalist (1858–1940).

Born October 17th, 1858 in London.

Died March 22nd, 1940 at 81 years old in London.

Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player.

Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.

Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]

Deaths 831 to 840 of 1747

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius