In the year 1981
583 Notable deaths
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Greenville.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 64 years old in Norwalk.
Gyula Lóránt
Hungarian footballer (1923-1981).
Born February 6th, 1923 in Kőszeg.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 58 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction).
Russell Drysdale
Australian artist (1912-1981).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Bognor Regis.
Died June 29th, 1981 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Paul Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1894-1981).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1981 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Kirill Kondrashin
Russian conductor (1914–1981).
Born March 6th, 1914 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 67 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Zdeněk Burian
Czech illustrator, painter and biological illustrator (1905-1981).
Born February 11th, 1905 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 79 years old in Salisbury.
Mahmoud Fawzi
Egyptian politician and diplomat; prime minister (1970-1972).
Born September 19th, 1900.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 80 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Douglas Lowe
British athletes.
Born August 7th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Cranbrook.
Marcel Bezençon
Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981).
Born May 1st, 1907 in Orbe. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 73 years old in Lausanne.
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory
British politician and government minister (1899–1981).
Born December 26th, 1899 in London.
Died January 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Tiverton.
Cláudio Coutinho
Brazilian football manager (1939-1981).
Born January 5th, 1939 in Dom Pedrito.
Died November 27th, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from scuba diving, drowning).
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Murcia.
Barbara Bedford
American actress (1903-1981).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Eastman. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Rebecca Lancefield
American microbiologist (1895–1981).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Fort Wadsworth. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Corradino D'Ascanio
Italian engineer (1891–1981).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Popoli Terme.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 90 years old in Pisa. [ref]
Hendrik Andriessen
Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Born September 17th, 1892 in Haarlem.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 88 years old in Haarlem.
Mauri Rose
American racing driver.
Born May 26th, 1906 in Columbus.
Died January 1st, 1981 at 74 years old in Royal Oak.
Karl Struss
American photographer and cinematographer (1886-1981).
Born November 30th, 1886 in New York City.
Died December 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (cardiovascular disease).
Delfo Cabrera
Argentine athlete (1919–1981).
Born April 2nd, 1919 in Argentina, Santa Fe Province, Armstrong.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Riad Al Sunbati
Egyptian composer and musician (1906–1981).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Faraskur.
Died September 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Felton Jarvis
American record producer, singer (1934–1981).
Born November 16th, 1934 in Atlanta.
Died January 3rd, 1981 at 46 years old in Nashville.
Deaths 251 to 275 of 583
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young