In the year 1981

570 Notable deaths

Regino Sainz de la Maza

Spanish guitarist and composer.

Born September 7th, 1896 in Burgos.

Died November 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Madrid.

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.

Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.

Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.

Mario Camerini

Italian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981).

Born February 6th, 1895 in Rome.

Died April 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Gardone Riviera.

Hans Kalm

Finnish soldier.

Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.

Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.

José María Pemán

Spanish writer (1897-1981).

Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. [ref]

Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.

Kazimierz Michałowski

Polish archaeologist and egyptologist (1901–1981).

Born December 14th, 1901 in Ternopil.

Died January 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw.

Suat Hayri Ürgüplü

Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1965).

Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.

Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.

Randhir Singh Gentle

Indian field hockey player (1922–1981).

Born September 22nd, 1922 in Delhi.

Died September 25th, 1981 at 59 years old

Franjo Šeper

Croatian cardinal.

Born October 2nd, 1905 in Osijek.

Died December 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).

János Pilinszky

Hungarian poet, writer (1921–1981).

Born November 27th, 1921 in Budapest.

Died May 27th, 1981 at 59 years old in Budapest.

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