In the year 1981
569 Notable deaths
Helmut Gröttrup
German engineer and inventor of the smart card (1916-1981).
Born February 12th, 1916 in Cologne.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 65 years old in Munich.
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981).
Born February 22nd, 1894 in Dillon.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 87 years old in Bay Shore (disease).
Mao Dun
Chinese writer.
Born July 4th, 1896 in Tongxiang. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1981 at 84 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Edward Lasker
German-american chess player (1885-1981).
Born December 3rd, 1885 in Kępno.
Died March 25th, 1981 at 95 years old in New York City.
Enid Bagnold
English dramatist, playwright, memoirist (1889-1981).
Born October 27th, 1889 in Rochester.
Died March 31st, 1981 at 91 years old in 17, Hamilton Terrace Nw8 (bronchopneumonia).
Barry Jones
British actor (1893–1981).
Born March 6th, 1893 in Guernsey.
Died May 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Guernsey.
Jean Eustache
French film director and editor (1938–1981).
Born November 30th, 1938 in Pessac.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 42 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Werner Teske
Stasi colonel, executed for treason.
Born April 24th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1981 at 39 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Ivan Galamian
American musician (1903–1981).
Born January 23rd, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 78 years old in New York City.
Jean Dixon
American stage and film actress.
Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka