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In the year 1981
572 Notable deaths
Dante Secchi
Italian rower (1910–1981).
Born December 28th, 1910 in Livorno.
Died February 17th, 1981 at 70 years old in Livorno.
Ioachim Moldoveanu
Romanian footballer (1913-1981).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Alba County.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Craiova.
Lajos Korányi
Hungarian footballer (1907-1981).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Szeged.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Boļeslavs Sloskāns
Catholic bishop (1893-1981).
Born August 31st, 1893 in Stirniene. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Albert Dejonghe
Road bicycle racer (1894-1981).
Born February 14th, 1894 in Middelkerke.
Died February 23rd, 1981 at 87 years old in Middelkerke.
Börje Tapper
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-1981).
Born March 20th, 1922 in Malmö Karoli church parish.
Died April 8th, 1981 at 59 years old in Malmö Karoli church parish (myocardial infarction).
Jan Filip
Czech prehistorian (1900–1981).
Born December 25th, 1900 in Chocnějovice. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 80 years old in Prague.
Jan van Diepenbeek
Dutch association football player (1903-1981).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Utrecht.
Died August 8th, 1981 at 78 years old in Den Helder.
Rudolf Viertl
Austrian footballer (1902-1981).
Born November 12th, 1902 in Schwechat.
Died December 9th, 1981 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Franco Abbiati
Musicologist (1898–1981).
Born September 14th, 1898 in Verdello.
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 82 years old in Bergamo.
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