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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Gunichi Mikawa
Japanese admiral.
Born August 29th, 1888 in Hiroshima.
Died April 25th, 1981 at 92 years old in Japan.
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
Patsy O'Hara
Irish republican.
Born July 11th, 1957 in Derry.
Died May 21st, 1981 at 23 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation).
Frank Malina
American aeronautical engineer and painter (1912-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1912 in Brenham. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1981 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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]
Wallace Harrison
American architect (1895–1981).
Born September 28th, 1895 in Worcester.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981).
Born November 12th, 1924 in Jacksonville.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City.
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
American businessman.
Born April 6th, 1892 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1981 at 88 years old in Palm Springs.
Giovanni Bragolin
Italian painter (1911-1981).
Born January 15th, 1911 in Venice.
Died September 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Padua. [ref]
Isobel Elsom
British actress (1893-1981).
Born March 16th, 1893 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1981 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (disease). [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 551
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