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In the year 1981
570 Notable deaths
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer and pianist (1908-1981).
Born October 19th, 1908 in Bergen.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Tadeusz Kotarbiński
Polish philosopher.
Born March 31st, 1886 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Herbert Müller
Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.
Morgan Conway
American actor (1903-1981).
Born March 16th, 1903 in Livingston.
Died November 16th, 1981 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Jacob Wolfowitz
American statistician (1910-1981).
Born March 19th, 1910 in United States, Warsaw.
Died July 16th, 1981 at 71 years old in Tampa.
Monir Morad
Egyptian actor and musician (1922–1981).
Born January 13th, 1922 in Cairo.
Died October 17th, 1981 at 59 years old in Cairo.
James H. Schmitz
American science fiction writer (1911–1981).
Born October 15th, 1911 in Hamburg.
Died April 18th, 1981 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Edvard Kocbek
Slovenian writer (1904-1981).
Born September 27th, 1904 in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Stanisław Mazur
Polish mathematician (1905–1981).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1981 at 76 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
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