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In the year 1981
583 Notable deaths
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Tiny Thompson
Ice hockey goaltender: first goaltender to stop the puck by catching it (1903-1981).
Born May 31st, 1903 in Sandon.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Armando Bó
Argentine actor, director and screenwriter.
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (brain cancer).
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel. [ref]
Evalyn Knapp
Actress (1906–1981).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Kansas City.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Roman Rudenko
Soviet lawyer (1907-1981).
Born August 7th, 1907 in Nosivka. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1981 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erwin Schulz
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1900–1981).
Born November 27th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 80 years old in Bremen.
Walter Charles Langer
American psychoanalyst (1899-1981).
Born February 5th, 1899 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 82 years old in Sarasota.
Hugo Friedhofer
American composer (1901-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ruby Payne-Scott
Australian radio astronomer (1912-1981).
Born May 28th, 1912 in Grafton.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 68 years old in Mortdale.
Kevin Lynch
Irish hunger striker (1956-1981).
Born July 11th, 1957 in Park. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1981 at 24 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Taras Bulba-Borovets
Ukrainian resistance leader (1908–1981).
Born March 9th, 1908 in Bistrichi.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 73 years old in New York City.
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa
Karmapas.
Born August 14th, 1924 in Derge Town.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 57 years old in Zion (stomach cancer).
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Paul Green
American playwright (1894–1981).
Born March 17th, 1894 in Lillington.
Died May 4th, 1981 at 87 years old in Chapel Hill.
Gregory Breit
American physicist (1899-1981).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Mykolaiv.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 82 years old in Salem.
Walter Heitler
Physicist (1904-1981).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Karlsruhe, Karlstadt am Main.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer.
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Angelo Moratti
Italian oil tycoon. (1909–1981).
Born November 5th, 1909 in Somma Lombardo.
Died August 12th, 1981 at 71 years old in Viareggio.
Mary Chase
American writer, playwright (1906–1981).
Born February 25th, 1907 in Denver.
Died October 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Pella
Italian politician (1902-1981).
Born April 18th, 1902 in Valdengo.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 79 years old in Rome.
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
German noble.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Lichtenstein.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Lichtenstein.
Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia
Russian princess (1872–1981).
Born March 11th, 1892 in Nice.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 89 years old in Six-Fours-les-Plages.
Katharine Alexander
American actress (1898–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Fort Smith.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 82 years old in Tryon.
Zoya Fyodorova
Soviet-russian actress (1909-1981).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.
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