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In the year 1981
570 Notable deaths
Clelia Matania
Italian film and voice actress (1918–1981).
Born September 18th, 1918 in London.
Died October 14th, 1981 at 63 years old in Rome.
Julio Libonatti
Argentine footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Rosario.
Died October 9th, 1981 at 80 years old in Rosario.
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre
President of guatemala (1912-1981).
Born May 5th, 1912 in Santa Bárbara.
Died June 6th, 1981 at 69 years old in Guatemala City.
Elizabeth Rona
Hungarian chemist (1890–1981).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1981 at 91 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]
Adrian Hoven
Austrian actor (1922-1981).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Vicente Pastinha
Brazilian martial artist.
Born April 5th, 1889 in Salvador.
Died November 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Salvador.
Abram Kardiner
American anthropologist.
Born August 17th, 1891 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1981 at 89 years old in Easton. [ref]
Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
Soviet biologist (1900–1981).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 80 years old in Obninsk.
Evsei Liberman
Soviet economist (1897-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 84 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Hans Söhnker
German actor (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Kiel.
Died April 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin.
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