In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Rensis Likert
American statistician.
Born August 5th, 1903 in Cheyenne.
Died September 3rd, 1981 at 78 years old in Ann Arbor.
Paul Brunton
British philosopher (1898-1981).
Born October 21st, 1898 in London.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 82 years old in Vevey.
Herb Lubalin
American graphic designer (1918-1981).
Born March 17th, 1918 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1981 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mehmet Shehu
Prime minister of albania (1913-1981).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Çorrush.
Died December 17th, 1981 at 68 years old in Tirana (ballistic trauma).
Nils Asther
Actor (1897-1981).
Born January 17th, 1897 in Copenhagen.
Died October 13th, 1981 at 84 years old in Stockholm (disease).
Max Delbrück
Biophysicist.
Born September 4th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died March 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Henry Eyring
Mexican-born american theoretical chemist (1901-1981).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Hiromichi Yahara
Japanese army colonel (1902–1981).
Born October 2nd, 1902 in Yonago.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Kamakura.
Stefan Wyszyński
Polish roman catholic cardinal (1901-1981).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Zuzela. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw (stomach cancer). [ref]
Ariel Durant
Russian-jewish american writer.
Born May 10th, 1898 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died October 25th, 1981 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 518
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)