In the year 1981
627 Notable deaths
Ante Katalinić
Italian rower (1895–1981).
Born February 11th, 1895 in Zadar.
Died October 31st, 1981 at 86 years old in Milan.
Helge Gustafsson
Gymnast (1900-1981).
Born January 16th, 1900 in Örebro.
Died October 5th, 1981 at 81 years old in Örebro.
Maurice Mandrillon
French skier (1902–1981).
Born August 23rd, 1902 in Les Rousses.
Died February 11th, 1981 at 78 years old in Lons-le-Saunier.
Ralph Kubail
West german rower (1952–1981).
Born April 30th, 1952 in Berlin.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 29 years old
Herbert Westermark
Sailor (1891–1981).
Born August 30th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died October 29th, 1981 at 90 years old in Stockholm.
Anton Perwein
Austrian handball player (1911-1981).
Born November 10th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died December 14th, 1981 at 70 years old
Thomas Webster
Sailor (1909–1981).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died January 31st, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Vittorio Cioni
Italian rower (1900-1981).
Born October 12th, 1900 in Pisa.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 80 years old
Fernand Saivé
Belgian cyclist (1900–1981).
Born May 24th, 1900 in Dison. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1981 at 80 years old in Anderlecht.
Cedric Liddell
Canadian rower.
Born June 11th, 1913 in Clinton.
Died June 4th, 1981 at 67 years old in Walkerton.
Abdusamat Taymetov
First uzbek pilot (1909-1981).
Born January 9th, 1909 in Syr-Darya Oblast.
Died July 8th, 1981 at 72 years old in Tashkent.
Athol Meech
Canadian rower (1907-1981).
Born March 28th, 1907 in Ottawa.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 74 years old in Lake Scugog.
Vasily Lytkin
Soviet linguist, poet and translator (1895-1981).
Born December 27th, 1895 in Tentyukov.
Died August 27th, 1981 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Richard Hyland
American rugby union player (1900-1981).
Born July 26th, 1900 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1981 at 80 years old in Wawona. [ref]
Janina Ipohorska
Polish painter and journalist (1914–1981).
Born August 15th, 1914 in Lviv.
Died September 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Rabka-Zdrój.
Leonid Melnikov
Soviet politician (1906-1981).
Born May 31st, 1906 in Dihtiarivka.
Died April 16th, 1981 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Nicolas Théobald
French paleontologist (1903-1981).
Born August 31st, 1903 in Montenach.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 77 years old in Obernai.
Eugène Auwerkeren
Gymnast.
Born December 10th, 1885 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1981 at 95 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Efim Dzigan
Soviet film director (1898-1981).
Born December 14th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Añjela Duval
French poet (1905–1981).
Born April 3rd, 1905 in Le Vieux-Marché.
Died November 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Lannion.
Nikolai Morozov
Russian footballer (1916-1981).
Born September 7th, 1916 in Bolshoye Zamoshye.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Ferenc Tóth
Hungarian olympic wrestler (1909–1981).
Born February 8th, 1909 in Szeged. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1981 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Rezo Lagidze
Georgian and soviet composer (1921-1981).
Born July 10th, 1921 in Baghdati.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 60 years old in Tbilisi.
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