Those are people who died, died
Those are people who died, died
Those are people WHO died, died
They were all my friends
They just died - Jim Carrol
| 1981, | Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62 |
| 1981, | Nicolaas "Cola" Debrot, gov of Dutch Antilles (1962-70), dies at 79 |
| 1981, | Wallace K[irkman] Harrison, US architect (UN), dies at 86 |
| 1982, | David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 |
| 1982, | Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein), dies at 49 |
| 1983, | Atholl Mckinnon, cricketer (S African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies |
| 1983, | Fifi D'Orsay, "French Bombshell" (Dixie Jamboree), dies cancer at 79 |
| 1985, | Alex Courtney, actor (Sword of Justice), dies |
| 1985, | Philip Larkin, [hermit of Hull], English poet, dies at 63 |
| 1986, | Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer |
| 1986, | Lee Dorsey, R&B singer, dies at 59 |

