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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Nigel Patrick
British actor and director.
Born May 2nd, 1913 in Clapham. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1981 at 68 years old in London (lung cancer).
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893–1981).
Born December 24th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Harold Urey
American physical chemist.
Born April 29th, 1893 in Walkerton. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Frank McHugh
American actor (1898-1981).
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Homestead. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Bosley Crowther
American film critic.
Born July 13th, 1905 in Lutherville. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1981 at 75 years old in Mount Kisco (heart failure). [ref]
Anita Loos
American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress and television producer.
Born April 26th, 1889 in Mount Shasta. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1981 at 92 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Torin Thatcher
British actor (1905–1981).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Mumbai.
Died March 4th, 1981 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (cancer).
Hideki Yukawa
Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Azabu.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 74 years old in Kyoto.
Jack Northrop
American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of northrop corporation (1895–1981).
Born November 10th, 1895 in Newark.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Benjamin Sheares
2nd president of singapore (1907-1981).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Singapore.
Died May 12th, 1981 at 73 years old in Singapore (disease).
Deaths 91 to 100 of 551
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