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In the year 1981
569 Notable deaths
Grunya Sukhareva
Ukrainian-russian psychiatrist and university teacher (1891-1981).
Born November 11th, 1891 in Kyiv.
Died April 26th, 1981 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981).
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škłow.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player.
Born April 6th, 1921 in Horn Lake. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 60 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Isao Kimura
Japanese actor (1923-1981).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Naka-ku. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, arranger (1894-1981).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Cozy Cole
American musician (1909–1981).
Born October 17th, 1909 in East Orange.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 71 years old in Columbus (cancer).
Carl Ludwig Siegel
German mathematician (1896-1981).
Born December 31st, 1896 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1981 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Keefe Brasselle
American actor, producer (1923-1981).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Elyria.
Died July 7th, 1981 at 58 years old in Downey (liver disease).
Harvey Fletcher
American physicist (1884-1981).
Born September 11th, 1884 in Provo.
Died July 23rd, 1981 at 96 years old in Provo.
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 569
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe