In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Andreas Alföldi
Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist, archaeologist (1895-1981).
Born August 27th, 1895 in Pomáz.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Mortimer von Kessel
German general (1893-1981).
Born May 25th, 1893 in Choszczno.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 87 years old in Goslar.
Sergio Amidei
Italian screenwriter (1904–1981).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Trieste.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 76 years old in Rome.
Daisuke Itō
Japanese film director (1898-1981).
Born October 13th, 1898 in Uwajima.
Died July 19th, 1981 at 82 years old in Kyoto Prefecture.
Ivan Eklind
Swedish football referee (1905-1981).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Stockholm.
Died July 23rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Stockholm.
Wilbur Cush
Northern irish footballer (1928-1981).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Lurgan.
Died July 28th, 1981 at 53 years old in Lurgan.
Margery Corbett Ashby
British activist (1882-1981).
Born April 19th, 1882 in Danehill.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 99 years old in Danehill.
Ibrahim Muhammad Didi
Maldives politician (1901–1980).
Died October 6th, 1981 at 80 years old in Colombo.
Dmitry Chechulin
Soviet architect (1901-1981).
Born August 22nd, 1901 in Shostka.
Died October 29th, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Charles Paul Alexander
American entomologist (1889–1981).
Born September 25th, 1889 in Gloversville.
Died December 3rd, 1981 at 92 years old in Amherst.
Arvo Tuominen
Finnish politician (1894-1981).
Born September 5th, 1894 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died May 27th, 1981 at 86 years old in Tampere.
Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón
President of panama (1905-1981).
Born March 2nd, 1905 in Panama City.
Died March 1st, 1981 at 75 years old in Panama City.
Graham Whitehead
British racing driver.
Born April 15th, 1922 in Harrogate.
Died January 15th, 1981 at 58 years old in West Berkshire.
Ludwig Goldbrunner
German footballer (1908–1981).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Munich.
Died September 26th, 1981 at 73 years old in Munich.
Irving Jaffee
Speed skater (1906-1981).
Born September 15th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Mikhail Zharov
Russian and soviet actor, film and theatre director (1899–1981).
Born October 27th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Morris Kirksey
Athletics and rugby competitor (1895–1981).
Born September 13th, 1895 in Waxahachie.
Died November 25th, 1981 at 86 years old in Stanford.
Raymond Rouleau
Actor, film director (1904-1981).
Born June 4th, 1904 in Brussels.
Died December 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Mary Hawton
Australian tennis player (1924-1981).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died January 18th, 1981 at 56 years old in Sydney.
Álvaro Cunqueiro
Spanish writer (1911–1981).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Mondoñedo.
Died February 28th, 1981 at 69 years old in Vigo.
Ahmad Toukan
Prime minister of jordan (1903-1981).
Born August 15th, 1903 in Nablus.
Died September 12th, 1981 at 78 years old in Amman.
František Fadrhonc
Czech-dutch football manager (1914-1981).
Born December 18th, 1914 in Nymburk. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1981 at 66 years old in Nicosia.
Nico Dostal
Austrian composer.
Born November 27th, 1895 in Korneuburg.
Died October 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Salzburg.
Carlos de Oliveira
Portuguese writer (1921–1981).
Born August 10th, 1921 in Belém.
Died July 1st, 1981 at 59 years old in Lisbon.
Ksenija Atanasijević
Serbian philosopher (1894-1981).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Belgrade.
Died September 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Belgrade.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner