In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Rudolf Krčil
Czech footballer (1906-1981).
Born March 5th, 1906 in Teplice.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Guy Revell
Figure skater (1941–1981).
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 39 years old in Coquitlam.
Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Spanish racing cyclist (1932–1981).
Born May 20th, 1932 in Madrid.
Died January 6th, 1981 at 48 years old in Madrid.
Kazimierz Kordylewski
Polish astronomer (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Poznań.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Giuseppe Tosi
Italian discus thrower.
Born May 25th, 1916 in Borgo Ticino.
Died July 10th, 1981 at 65 years old in Rome.
Vladimir Sudets
Soviet air commander during world war ii (1904–1981).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died May 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Chaim Landau
Israeli politician (1916–1981).
Born September 10th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1981 at 65 years old in Israel. [ref]
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1896-1981).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Markaz az Zarqā.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old
Zoilo Saldombide
Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).
Born March 15th, 1905 in Santa Lucía.
Died December 4th, 1981 at 76 years old
Alberto Héber Usher
Uruguayan politician (1918–1981).
Born May 1st, 1918 in Montevideo.
Died January 19th, 1981 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Mabel Trunnelle
American actress (1879-1981).
Born November 8th, 1879 in Dwight.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 101 years old in Glendale (disease).
Carl Knowles
American basketball player (1910-1981).
Born February 24th, 1910 in San Diego.
Died September 4th, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Crisant Bosch
Spanish footballer (1907-1981).
Born December 7th, 1907 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1981 at 73 years old in Barcelona.
Pierre Billon
French film director (1901-1981).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
Died August 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Rafael Dieste
Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..
Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Eric Hultén
Swedish botanist (1894-1981).
Born March 18th, 1894 in Halla socken, Södermanland.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Hocine Benmiloudi
Algerian footballer (1955-1981).
Born January 31st, 1955 in El Madania.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 26 years old in Algiers.
Lucas Demare
Argentine film director (1910-1981).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 6th, 1981 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Actress (1904–1981).
Born December 30th, 1904 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died March 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease).
Valentine Tessier
French actress (1892–1981).
Born August 5th, 1892 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 11th, 1981 at 89 years old in Vallauris.
Désiré Koranyi
Association football player (1914–1981).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Szeged.
Died January 9th, 1981 at 66 years old
James Corson
American discus thrower (1906-1981).
Born January 14th, 1906 in Modesto.
Died November 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Burlingame.
Ada Kramm
Norwegian actress (1899-1981).
Born March 24th, 1899 in Vardø Municipality.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Herman Pilnik
German-argentine chess player.
Born January 8th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died November 12th, 1981 at 67 years old in Caracas.
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Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore