In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
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).
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]
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).
Cozy Cole
American musician (1909–1981).
Born October 17th, 1909 in East Orange.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 71 years old in Columbus (cancer).
Carl Ludwig Siegel
German mathematician (1896-1981).
Born December 31st, 1896 in Berlin.
Died April 4th, 1981 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Keefe Brasselle
American actor, producer (1923-1981).
Born February 7th, 1923 in Elyria.
Died July 7th, 1981 at 58 years old in Downey (liver disease).
Harvey Fletcher
American physicist (1884-1981).
Born September 11th, 1884 in Provo.
Died July 23rd, 1981 at 96 years old in Provo.
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player.
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
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.
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).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 551
Everyone dies. But not everyone really lives. Unknown