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Dead at age 81
1,747 Notable deaths
Oleg Grabar
French-born american art historian (1929–2011).
Born November 3rd, 1929 in Strasbourg.
Died January 8th, 2011 at 81 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Composer (1901–1983).
Born October 29th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 4th, 1983 at 81 years old in Rome.
Al Ulbrickson
American rower (1930–2012).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died July 6th, 2012 at 81 years old in Seattle.
Bart van der Leck
Dutch painter, designer and ceramist (1876-1958).
Born November 26th, 1876 in Utrecht.
Died November 13th, 1958 at 81 years old in Blaricum. [ref]
Kathlyn Williams
American actress (1879-1960).
Died September 23rd, 1960 at 81 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Vlastimil Hort
Czech-german chess player.
Born January 12th, 1944 in Kladno. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2025 at 81 years old in Eitorf. [ref]
Milcho Leviev
Bulgarian composer (1937–2019).
Born December 19th, 1937 in Plovdiv.
Died October 12th, 2019 at 81 years old in Thessaloniki.
Andrew Stunell
British politician (1942–2024).
Born November 24th, 1942 in Sutton.
Died April 29th, 2024 at 81 years old
Mike Schuler
American basketball coach (1940–2022).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Portsmouth.
Died June 28th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)