In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
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).
Armando Bó
Argentine actor, director and screenwriter.
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (brain cancer).
Evalyn Knapp
Actress (1906–1981).
Born June 17th, 1906 in Kansas City.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Ruby Payne-Scott
Australian radio astronomer (1912-1981).
Born May 28th, 1912 in Grafton.
Died May 25th, 1981 at 68 years old in Mortdale.
Deaths 201 to 210 of 518
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen