In the year 1981
572 Notable deaths
Petar Đurković
Serbian astronomer (1908-1981).
Born February 20th, 1908 in Donja Trnova, Ugljevik.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 72 years old in Belgrade.
Néstor Carballo
Uruguayan footballer (1929-1981).
Born February 3rd, 1929 in Montevideo.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 52 years old in Salto.
Aleksandra Beļcova
Latvian artist (1892–1981).
Born March 17th, 1892 in Surazh. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1981 at 88 years old in Riga. [ref]
Pierre Korb
French footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Mulhouse.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 72 years old in Mulhouse.
Sven Andersson
Swedish footballer (born 1907).
Born February 14th, 1907 in Össeby-Garn.
Died May 30th, 1981 at 74 years old in Solna Municipality.
Elemér Kocsis
Romanian footballer (1910–1981).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Salonta.
Died October 6th, 1981 at 71 years old in Oradea.
Louis Kuehn
Diver.
Born April 2nd, 1901 in Portland.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 79 years old in West Linn.
Charlotte Mühe
Swimmer (1910–1981).
Born January 24th, 1910 in Uelzen.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 70 years old in Hildesheim.
Tove Mohr
Norwegian doctor and women's rights activist.
Born March 3rd, 1891 in Thorsø.
Died August 26th, 1981 at 90 years old
Leopold Wohlrab
Austrian handball player (1912–1981).
Born March 22nd, 1912 in Vienna.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 68 years old
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel