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In the year 1981
497 Notable deaths
Du Yuming
Chinese general.
Born November 28th, 1904 in Mizhi County.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Edward Lasker
German-american chess player (1885-1981).
Born December 3rd, 1885 in Kępno.
Died March 25th, 1981 at 95 years old in New York City.
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]
Mao Dun
Chinese writer.
Born July 4th, 1896 in Tongxiang. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1981 at 84 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television.
Born February 22nd, 1894 in Dillon.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 87 years old in Bay Shore (disease).
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Big Walter Horton
American blues harmonica player.
Born April 6th, 1921 in Horn Lake. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1981 at 60 years old in Chicago (heart failure).
Matthew Beard
Actor (1925-1981).
Born January 1st, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, stroke).
Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, arranger (1894-1981).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Mohammad-Javad Bahonar
Iranian politician (1933-1981).
Born September 5th, 1933 in Kerman.
Died August 30th, 1981 at 47 years old in Tehran (explosive device).
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