In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Ella T. Grasso
American politician; 83rd governor of connecticut (1975-80).
Born May 10th, 1919 in Windsor Locks.
Died February 5th, 1981 at 61 years old in Hartford (ovarian cancer).
Antonio Bernardo
Argentine figurative artist (1905-1981).
Born May 13th, 1905 in Rosario. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1981 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Patsy O'Hara
Irish republican.
Born July 11th, 1957 in Derry.
Died May 21st, 1981 at 23 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Glauber Rocha
Brazilian film director, actor and writer.
Born March 14th, 1939 in Vitória da Conquista. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano.
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Meriden. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Erwin Schulz
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1900–1981).
Born November 27th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 80 years old in Bremen.
Ferruccio Parri
Italian partisan and politician (1890-1981).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Pinerolo. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 91 years old in Rome. [ref]
Marthe Robin
French roman catholic mystic (1902-1981).
Born March 13th, 1902 in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1981 at 78 years old in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure. [ref]
Gunichi Mikawa
Japanese admiral.
Born August 29th, 1888 in Hiroshima.
Died April 25th, 1981 at 92 years old in Japan.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 530
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen