In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Peter Paul Fernandes
Indian field hockey player (1916-1981).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Karachi.
Died January 24th, 1981 at 64 years old in Karachi.
Elias Wessén
Swedish linguist (1889-1981).
Born April 15th, 1889. [ref]
Died January 30th, 1981 at 91 years old in Västerled.
Shovkat Mammadova
Azerbaijani singer (1897–1981).
Born April 18th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baku.
László Raffinsky
Hungarian-romanian footballer (1905-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Miskolc.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 76 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Orazio Mariani
Italian sprinter (1915–1981).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Milan.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 66 years old in Milan.
Tatjana Sais
Actress (1910-1981).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Frankfurt.
Died February 26th, 1981 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Aníbal Ciocca
Footballer (1915-1981).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Montevideo.
Died November 7th, 1981 at 66 years old
Stefanie Clausen
Danish diver (1900-1981).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Copenhagen.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Nivå.
Jakob Bender
German footballer (1910-1981).
Born March 23rd, 1910 in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1981 at 70 years old
Anders Knutsson Ångström
Swedish physicist/meteorologist (1888-1981).
Born February 28th, 1888 in Adolf Fredriks parish.
Died October 27th, 1981 at 93 years old in Västerled.
Ivan Udodov
Russian weightlifter (1924–1981).
Born May 20th, 1924 in Gluboky.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Isa Quensel
Swedish singer.
Born September 21st, 1905 in Gothenburg.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Solna Municipality.
Erich Fiedler
German film actor (1901-1981).
Born March 15th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died May 19th, 1981 at 80 years old in Berlin.
James Angus Gillan
British colonial administrator (1885–1981).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Aberdeen.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Leigh.
Lorne Carr-Harris
Canadian-british ice hockey player (1899–1981).
Born December 15th, 1899 in Kingston.
Died April 7th, 1981 at 81 years old
Beatrice Armstrong
British diver (1894-1981).
Born January 11th, 1894 in Willesden.
Died March 12th, 1981 at 87 years old in Frinton-on-Sea.
Mustafa Topchubashov
Azerbaijani physician (1895–1981).
Born August 17th, 1895 in Yerevan.
Died November 20th, 1981 at 86 years old in Baku.
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa
Karmapas (1924–1981).
Born August 14th, 1924 in Gengqing Town.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 57 years old in Zion (stomach cancer).
Trevor Coker
New zealand rower (1949-1981).
Born October 1st, 1949 in Whanganui.
Died August 23rd, 1981 at 31 years old in Whanganui (brain cancer).
Pierre Pibarot
French footballer (1916–1981).
Died November 26th, 1981 at 65 years old in Montpellier.
Nikolai Tishchenko
Russian footballer (1926-1981).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Salovka.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 54 years old in Lobnya.
Dragutin Najdanović
Serbian footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 73 years old in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Hanns Kilian
Bobsledder (1905–1981).
Born May 2nd, 1905 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died April 17th, 1981 at 75 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Józef Korbas
Polish footballer (1914-1981).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died October 2nd, 1981 at 66 years old in Katowice.
Luis Olaso
Spanish footballer (1900-1981).
Born August 15th, 1900 in Villabona.
Died December 6th, 1981 at 81 years old in Gipuzkoa.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams