In the year 1981
569 Notable deaths
Carleton S. Coon
American anthropologist.
Born June 23rd, 1904 in Wakefield.
Died June 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Gloucester.
Stefano Bontade
Member of sicilian mafia (1939-1981).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Palermo.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 42 years old in Palermo.
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
President of cuba (1901-1981).
Born December 8th, 1901 in Yaguajay.
Died July 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Queens.
Heinz Kohut
Austrian-american psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1913-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1913 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1981 at 68 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Mehmet Shehu
Prime minister of albania (1913-1981).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Çorrush.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 68 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Abel Gance
French film director and producer, writer and actor (1889-1981).
Born October 25th, 1889 in rue de la Charbonnière. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 92 years old in rue de l'Yvette (tuberculosis). [ref]
M. C. Chagla
Indian politician and judge (1900-1981).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 80 years old
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
English athlete, sports official, and conservative party politician (1905-1981).
Born February 9th, 1905 in Burghley House.
Died October 22nd, 1981 at 76 years old in Burghley House.
Richard O'Connor
British army general (1889-1981).
Born August 21st, 1889 in Srinagar.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 91 years old in London.
René Clair
French filmmaker and writer (1898–1981).
Born November 11th, 1898 in Paris.
Died March 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 569
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.