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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Furry Lewis
Blues guitarist and songwriter.
Born March 6th, 1895 in Greenwood. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1981 at 86 years old in Memphis. [ref]
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano (1897–1981).
Born January 22nd, 1897 in Meriden.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baltimore (cancer).
Paul Mattick
American political writer (1904-1981).
Born March 13th, 1904 in Słupsk.
Died February 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Du Yuming
Chinese lieutenant general (1904–1981).
Born November 28th, 1904 in Mizhi County.
Died May 7th, 1981 at 76 years old in Beijing.
Jeannette Piccard
American balloonist, scientist, teacher and priest (1895-1981).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1981 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Yitzhak Zuckerman
Polish jewish resistance fighter, survivor of the warsaw ghetto uprising (1915-1981).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Vilnius.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 65 years old in Lohamei HaGeta'ot.
Lyudmila Zhivkova
Bulgarian minister (1942-1981).
Born July 26th, 1942 in Govedartsi. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1981 at 38 years old in Sofia (brain tumor). [ref]
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).
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]
Helmut Gröttrup
German engineer and inventor of the smart card (1916-1981).
Born February 12th, 1916 in Cologne.
Died July 4th, 1981 at 65 years old in Munich.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 551
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson