In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Ella Hall
Actress.
Born March 17th, 1897 in Hoboken.
Died September 3rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles Eric Maine
English writer (1921-1981).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Liverpool.
Died November 30th, 1981 at 60 years old in London.
Pinchus Krémègne
Litvak-french artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer (1890-1981).
Born July 28th, 1890 in Zhaludok.
Died April 5th, 1981 at 90 years old in Céret.
Noboru Nakamura
Film director (1913-1981).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Japan (cancer).
Charles Mortram Sternberg
American paleontologist (1885-1981).
Born September 18th, 1885 in Lawrence.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 95 years old in Ottawa.
Georg Malmstén
Finnish actor and musician (1902–1981).
Born June 27th, 1902 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Paolo Mazza
Italian footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Vigarano Mainarda.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in Ferrara.
Mitsuko Mito
Actress (1919–1981).
Born March 23rd, 1919 in Onuma District.
Died April 5th, 1981 at 62 years old
Guy Butler
Athletics competitor (1899-1981).
Born August 25th, 1899 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in St Neots.
Roy Cochran
American sprinter and hurdler (1919-1981).
Born January 6th, 1919 in Richton.
Died September 26th, 1981 at 62 years old in Gig Harbor.
José María Minella
Argentine association football player and manager (1909-1981).
Born August 6th, 1909 in Mar del Plata.
Died August 13th, 1981 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Cuth Harrison
British racing driver (1906-1981).
Born July 6th, 1906 in Sheffield.
Died January 21st, 1981 at 74 years old in Sheffield.
Josef Silný
Czech footballer (1902–1981).
Born January 23rd, 1902 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 79 years old in Kroměříž. [ref]
José Suárez
Spanish actor (1919-1981).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Trubia.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 61 years old in Morea.
Raimundo Rolón
President of paraguay (1903-1981).
Born March 14th, 1903 in Paraguarí.
Died November 17th, 1981 at 78 years old in Asunción.
Johan Fabricius
(1899-1981) dutch writer, journalist and adventurer (1899-1981).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Bandung.
Died June 21st, 1981 at 81 years old in Glimmen.
Salah Abdel Sabour
Egyptian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Zagazig.
Died August 14th, 1981 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Lazar Lyusternik
Russian mathematician (1899–1981).
Born December 31st, 1899 in Zduńska Wola. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Constantin Rădulescu
Romanian footballer (1896-1981).
Born October 5th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
Oleg Dahl
Soviet actor (1941–1981).
Born May 25th, 1941 in Lyublino.
Died March 3rd, 1981 at 39 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction).
David Prophet
British racing driver.
Born October 9th, 1937 in British Hong Kong.
Died March 29th, 1981 at 43 years old in Silverstone.
Wilfried Puis
Belgian footballer (1943–1981).
Born February 18th, 1943 in Ostend.
Died October 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Ostend (cancer).
Clemente Yerovi
President of ecuador (1966).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Barcelona.
Died July 19th, 1981 at 76 years old in Guayaquil.
Marie Eline
American actress (1902-1981).
Born February 27th, 1905 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Longview.
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