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In the year 1981
572 Notable deaths
James Corson
American discus thrower (1906-1981).
Born January 14th, 1906 in Modesto.
Died November 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Burlingame.
Ada Kramm
Norwegian actress (1899-1981).
Born March 24th, 1899 in Vardø Municipality.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Herman Pilnik
German-argentine chess player.
Born January 8th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died November 12th, 1981 at 67 years old in Caracas.
Peter Paul Fernandes
Indian field hockey player (1916-1981).
Born September 15th, 1916 in Karachi.
Died January 24th, 1981 at 64 years old in Karachi.
Shovkat Mammadova
Azerbaijani singer.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baku.
László Raffinsky
Hungarian-romanian footballer (1905-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1905 in Miskolc.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 76 years old in Cluj-Napoca.
Orazio Mariani
Italian sprinter (1915–1981).
Born January 21st, 1915 in Milan.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 66 years old in Milan.
Tatjana Sais
Actress (1910-1981).
Born January 28th, 1910 in Frankfurt.
Died February 26th, 1981 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Aníbal Ciocca
Footballer (1915-1981).
Born July 23rd, 1915 in Uruguay.
Died November 7th, 1981 at 66 years old
Stefanie Clausen
Diver (1900-1981).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Copenhagen.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Karlebo Municipality.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 572
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