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In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Abram Kardiner
American anthropologist (1891-1981).
Born August 17th, 1892 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 1981 at 88 years old in Easton.
Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
Soviet biologist (1900–1981).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Moscow, Obninsk.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 80 years old in Obninsk.
Evsei Liberman
Soviet economist (1897-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 84 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Hans Söhnker
German actor (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Kiel.
Died April 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Lev Atamanov
Soviet animator (1905–1981).
Born February 21st, 1905 in Moscow.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Ahmed Rami
Egyptian poet (1892-1981).
Born August 9th, 1892 in Elsayyida Zinab.
Died June 5th, 1981 at 88 years old in Cairo.
Louise Lorraine
Actress (1904-1981).
Born October 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1981 at 76 years old in New York City (disease).
Boris Polevoy
Soviet writer (1908–1981).
Born March 17th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died July 12th, 1981 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Ghislain Cloquet
Belgian cinematographer (1924-1981).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Antwerp.
Died November 2nd, 1981 at 57 years old in Montainville.
Francis Hunter
Us tennis player (1894–1981).
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Palm Beach.
Ketti Frings
American dramatist and screenwriter (1909–1981).
Born February 28th, 1909 in Columbus.
Died February 11th, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Albert Henry
Cook islands politician (1907-1981).
Born June 11th, 1907 in Aitutaki.
Died January 1st, 1981 at 73 years old in Rarotonga.
Bram van Velde
Dutch painter (1895-1981).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Zoeterwoude-Dorp.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Grimaud.
Niels Erik Nørlund
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Slagelse. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 95 years old in Hørsholm. [ref]
Fidel LaBarba
American boxer (1905–1981).
Born September 29th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Wilopo
Indonesian politician (1909–1981).
Born October 21st, 1909 in Purworejo. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1981 at 71 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Doug Livingstone
Scottish footballer and manager (1898-1981).
Born February 25th, 1898 in Alexandria.
Died January 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Marlow.
Philo McCullough
American film actor (1893-1981).
Born June 16th, 1893 in San Bernardino.
Died June 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in Burbank.
Hermann von Hanneken
German general (1890-1981).
Born January 5th, 1890 in Gotha.
Died July 22nd, 1981 at 91 years old in Herford.
Max Steenbeck
German physicist (1904-1981).
Born March 21st, 1904 in Kiel.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin, East Berlin.
Jiří Schelinger
Czech musician (1951-1981).
Born March 6th, 1951 in Bousov.
Died April 13th, 1981 at 30 years old in Bratislava (drowning).
Jan Burgers
Dutch physicist (1895-1981).
Born January 13th, 1895 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1981 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in San Sebastián.
Mark Donskoy
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901–1981).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Odesa.
Died March 21st, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Eleanor Hunt
American actress (1910-1981).
Born January 10th, 1910 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 71 years old in Queens.
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