In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Jacob Wolfowitz
American statistician (1910-1981).
Born March 19th, 1910 in United States, Warsaw.
Died July 16th, 1981 at 71 years old in Tampa.
Arthur Casagrande
Soil mechanic engineer and collaborator of terzaghi (1902-1981).
Born August 28th, 1902 in Ajdovščina Municipality.
Died September 6th, 1981 at 79 years old in Boston. [ref]
Monir Morad
Egyptian actor and musician (1922–1981).
Born January 13th, 1922 in Cairo.
Died October 17th, 1981 at 59 years old in Cairo.
James H. Schmitz
American science fiction writer (1911–1981).
Born October 15th, 1911 in Hamburg.
Died April 18th, 1981 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Edvard Kocbek
Slovenian writer (1904-1981).
Born September 27th, 1904 in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Stanisław Mazur
Polish mathematician (1905–1981).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1981 at 76 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Regino Sainz de la Maza
Spanish guitarist and composer (1896–1981).
Born September 7th, 1896 in Burgos.
Died November 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Preben Kaas
Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.
Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.
Mario Camerini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Rome.
Died April 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Gardone Riviera.
Shirley Grey
Actress (1902-1981).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Naugatuck.
Died August 12th, 1981 at 79 years old in Jacksonville Beach.
Hans Kalm
Finnish soldier (1889–1981).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.
José María Pemán
Spanish writer (1897-1981).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.
Kazimierz Michałowski
Polish archaeologist and egyptologist (1901–1981).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Ternopil.
Died January 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Leonid Melnikov
Soviet politician (1906-1981).
Born May 31st, 1906 in Dihtiarivka.
Died April 16th, 1981 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Prime minister of turkey (1903–1981).
Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Randhir Singh Gentle
Indian field hockey player (1922–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Delhi.
Died September 25th, 1981 at 59 years old
Franjo Šeper
Croatian cardinal.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Osijek.
Died December 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
János Pilinszky
Hungarian poet, writer (1921–1981).
Born November 25th, 1921 in Budapest.
Died May 27th, 1981 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Clelia Matania
Italian film and voice actress (1918–1981).
Born September 18th, 1918 in London.
Died October 14th, 1981 at 63 years old in Rome.
Julio Libonatti
Argentine footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Rosario.
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre
President of guatemala (1912-1981).
Born May 5th, 1912 in Santa Bárbara.
Died June 6th, 1981 at 69 years old in Guatemala City.
Elizabeth Rona
Hungarian chemist (1890–1981).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1981 at 91 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]
Adrian Hoven
Austrian actor (1922–1981).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl.
Died April 28th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tegernsee.
Vicente Pastinha
Brazilian martial artist (1889–1981).
Born April 5th, 1889 in Salvador.
Died November 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Salvador.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 627
We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire