In the year 1981
569 Notable deaths
Isobel Elsom
British actress (1893-1981).
Born March 16th, 1893 in Cambridge.
Died January 12th, 1981 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (disease).
Furry Lewis
Blues guitarist and songwriter (1893–1981).
Born March 6th, 1895 in Greenwood.
Died September 14th, 1981 at 86 years old in Memphis.
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano (1897–1981).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Meriden.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Paul Mattick
German-american marxist political writer and social revolutionary (1904-1981).
Born March 13th, 1904 in Słupsk.
Died February 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Du Yuming
Chinese lieutenant general (1904–1981).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Mizhi County.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Jeannette Piccard
American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Yitzhak Zuckerman
Polish jewish resistance fighter, survivor of the warsaw ghetto uprising (1915-1981).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Vilnius.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 65 years old in Lohamei HaGeta'ot.
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Bulgarian minister (1942-1981).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Govedartsi. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Sofia (brain tumor). [ref]
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Iranian politician (1933-1981).
Born September 5th, 1933 in Kerman.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 47 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
Antonio Bernardo
Argentine figurative artist (1905-1981).
Born May 13th, 1905 in Rosario. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1981 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 569
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi