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In the year 1981
626 Notable deaths
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).
Lobzang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso
Buddhist lama (1901-1981).
Born April 30th, 1901 in Gongtang.
Died November 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Dharamshala.
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.
Esteban Canal
Peruvian chess player (1896-1981).
Born April 19th, 1896 in Chiclayo.
Died February 14th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cittiglio.
Yury Trifonov
Writer (1925—1981) from soviet union.
Born August 28th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 55 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism).
Gerhard Marcks
German sculptor (1889–1981).
Born February 18th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Burgbrohl.
Martinus Thomsen
Danish mystic (1890-1981).
Born August 11th, 1890 in Sindal.
Died March 8th, 1981 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Frank Berryman
Australian army officer.
Born April 11th, 1894 in Geelong.
Died May 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Rose Bay.
Peter H. Dominick
American politician (1915-1981).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Stamford.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 65 years old in Hobe Sound.
Rudolf Geiger
German climatologist (1894-1981).
Born August 24th, 1894 in Erlangen.
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Munich.
Ruth Miller
American actress (1903-1981).
Born March 19th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1981 at 78 years old in Santa Monica.
Philippe Étancelin
French racing driver.
Born December 28th, 1896 in Rouen.
Died October 13th, 1981 at 84 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Irving Chernev
Ukrainean-american chess player.
Born January 29th, 1900 in Pryluky.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer and pianist (1908-1981).
Born October 19th, 1908 in Bergen.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Tadeusz Kotarbiński
Polish philosopher (1886–1981).
Born March 31st, 1886 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Herbert Müller
Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.
Morgan Conway
American actor (1903-1981).
Born March 16th, 1903 in Livingston.
Died November 16th, 1981 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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