In the year 1981
628 Notable deaths
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
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 November 12th, 1919 in Argentina, Santa Fe Province, Armstrong.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Riadh Sombati
Egyptian singer.
Born November 30th, 1906 in Faraskur.
Died September 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
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.
Alexis Kagame
African philosopher (1912-1981).
Born May 15th, 1912 in Nyanza District.
Died December 12th, 1981 at 69 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897–1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania, Oslo Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
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.
Robert Krasker
Australian cinematographer (1913–1981).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Perth.
Died August 16th, 1981 at 68 years old in London.
Raichand Boral
Indian composer (1903-1981).
Born October 19th, 1903 in Bhagalpur.
Died November 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kolkata.
Deaths 276 to 300 of 628
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder