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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Wally Wood
American comic strip cartoonist and illustrator.
Born June 17th, 1927 in Menahga. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Rómulo Betancourt
President of venezuela (1908-1981).
Born February 22nd, 1908 in Guatire. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1981 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Max Euwe
Dutch chess player and mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1901 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ann Lowe
African american fashion designer (1898–1981).
Born December 14th, 1898 in Clayton.
Died February 25th, 1981 at 82 years old in Queens. [ref]
J. Posadas
Argentine trotskyist (1912-1981).
Born January 20th, 1912 in Argentina.
Died May 14th, 1981 at 69 years old in Rome.
Zarah Leander
Swedish actress and singer.
Born March 15th, 1907 in Karlstad church parish. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1981 at 74 years old in Oscar Parish (stroke). [ref]
Jerzy Neyman
Polish statistician.
Born April 16th, 1894 in Bender. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Harry Bloom
South african journalist, novelist, and lecturer (1913–1981).
Born January 1st, 1913 in Johannesburg.
Died July 28th, 1981 at 68 years old in Canterbury.
Stymie Beard
American actor (1925-1981).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, pneumonia).
Leo Kanner
American physician and psychiatrist (1894-1981).
Born June 13th, 1894 in Klekotiv.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in Sykesville. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 551
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