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In the year 1981
572 Notable deaths
Crisant Bosch
Spanish footballer (1907-1981).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1981 at 73 years old in Barcelona.
Pierre Billon
French film director (1901-1981).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
Died August 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Rafael Dieste
Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..
Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
Eric Hultén
Swedish botanist (1894-1981).
Born March 18th, 1894 in Halla socken, Södermanland.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Hocine Benmiloudi
Algerian footballer (1955-1981).
Born January 31st, 1955 in El Madania.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 26 years old in Algiers.
Lucas Demare
Argentine film director (1910-1981).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1981 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Actress (1904–1981).
Born December 30th, 1904 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died March 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease).
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov
Russian footballer (1916-1981).
Born September 7th, 1916 in Lyubertsy, Bolshoye Zamoshye.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Valentine Tessier
French actress.
Born August 5th, 1892 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1981 at 89 years old in Vallauris. [ref]
Désiré Koranyi
Association football player (1914–1981).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Szeged.
Died January 9th, 1981 at 66 years old
Deaths 451 to 460 of 572
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou