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In the year 1981
600 Notable deaths
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.
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897–1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Maria Palmer
Stage and film actress (1917-1981).
Born September 5th, 1917 in Vienna.
Died September 6th, 1981 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ali Dara
Field hockey player (1915-1981).
Born April 1st, 1915 in Faisalabad.
Died January 16th, 1981 at 65 years old
Alberto Suppici
Uruguayan football player and manager (1898-1981).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Colonia del Sacramento.
Died June 21st, 1981 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Uri Zvi Grinberg
Israeli poet (1896-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Bilyi Kamin.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Ramat Gan.
Julius Arigi
Austro-hungarian flying ace.
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Děčín. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1981 at 85 years old in Seewalchen am Attersee.
Nahed Sherif
Egyptian actress (1942–1981).
Born January 1st, 1942 in Alexandria.
Died April 7th, 1981 at 39 years old in Cairo (breast cancer).
Albert Cohen
Swiss writer (1895-1981).
Born August 16th, 1895 in Corfu.
Died October 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Geneva (pneumonia).
Stafford L. Warren
American physician and radiologist (1896–1981).
Born July 19th, 1896 in Maxwell.
Died July 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Gerhard Boldt
Recipient of the knight's cross (1918–1981).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Lübeck.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 63 years old in Lübeck.
Curtis Bernhardt
German film director (1899–1981).
Born April 15th, 1899 in Worms.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Pacific Palisades (disease).
Marian Shockley
American actress.
Born October 10th, 1911 in Kansas City.
Died December 14th, 1981 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Raichand Boral
Indian composer (1903-1981).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Bhagalpur.
Died November 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Thomas Humphrey Marshall
British sociologist (1893-1981).
Born December 19th, 1893 in London.
Died November 29th, 1981 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Barbara Ward
British economist; life peer (1914-1981).
Born May 23rd, 1914 in Heworth.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Lodsworth (cancer).
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
German-danish tennis player.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Essen.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Helsingborg.
Agniya Barto
Russian soviet writer and poet (1901–1981).
Born February 17th, 1901 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Josep Pla
Spanish journalist (1897–1981).
Born March 8th, 1897 in Palafrugell.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Llofriu.
Jule Gregory Charney
Us meteorologist (1917–1981).
Born January 1st, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 1981 at 64 years old in Boston.
Eraldo Monzeglio
Italian footballer and manager (1906-1981).
Born June 5th, 1906 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Turin.
George Walsh
American actor (1889–1981).
Born March 16th, 1889 in Manhattan.
Died June 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Pomona (pneumonia).
Malcolm de Chazal
Mauritian writer (1902—1981).
Born September 12th, 1902 in Vacoas-Phoenix.
Died October 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Curepipe.
Richard Dorson
American folklorist (1916–1981).
Born March 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 65 years old in Bloomington.
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