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In the year 1981
497 Notable deaths
Harvey Fletcher
American physicist (1884-1981).
Born September 11th, 1884 in Provo.
Died July 23rd, 1981 at 96 years old in Provo.
Yitzhak Zuckerman
Polish jewish resistance fighter, survivor of the warsaw ghetto uprising (1915-1981).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1981 at 65 years old in Lohamei HaGeta'ot. [ref]
Nahum Eitingon
Soviet intelligence officer.
Born December 6th, 1899 in Škloŭ.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Jean Dixon
American stage and film actress.
Born July 14th, 1896 in Waterbury.
Died February 12th, 1981 at 84 years old in New York City.
Carl Ludwig Siegel
German mathematician (1896-1981).
Born December 31st, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1981 at 84 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Isao Kimura
Japanese actor (1923-1981).
Born June 22nd, 1923 in Naka-ku. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jean Eustache
French film director, film editor and actor.
Born November 30th, 1938 in Pessac. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1981 at 42 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (ballistic trauma).
Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.
American businessman.
Born April 6th, 1892 in Brooklyn.
Died February 2nd, 1981 at 88 years old in Palm Springs.
Tiny Thompson
Ice hockey goaltender: first goaltender to stop the puck by catching it (1903-1981).
Born May 31st, 1903 in Sandon.
Died February 9th, 1981 at 77 years old in Calgary.
Werner Teske
Stasi colonel, executed for treason.
Born April 24th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died June 26th, 1981 at 39 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
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