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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Virginia Huston
American actress (1925-1981).
Born April 24th, 1925 in Wisner.
Died February 28th, 1981 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.
Hans Krebs
British biochemist (1900-1981).
Born August 25th, 1900 in Hildesheim.
Died November 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Nicolas de Gunzburg
American banker and socialite.
Born December 12th, 1904 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Manhattan.
Miroslav Krleža
Croatian writer.
Born July 7th, 1893 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1981 at 88 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1888-1981).
Born February 5th, 1888 in Acton.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 93 years old in London.
Sutomo
Indonesian military person.
Born October 3rd, 1920 in Surabaya.
Died October 7th, 1981 at 61 years old in Mount Arafat.
Ferruccio Parri
Italian partisan and politician (1890–1981).
Born January 19th, 1890 in Pinerolo.
Died December 8th, 1981 at 91 years old in Rome.
Mariama Bâ
Senegalese writer.
Born April 17th, 1929 in Dakar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 52 years old in Dakar (cancer). [ref]
Karl Richter
German organist, harpsichordist, and conductor (1926–1981).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Plauen.
Died February 15th, 1981 at 54 years old in Munich (cardioplegia).
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]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 551
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