In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Walter Heitler
Physicist (1904-1981).
Born January 2nd, 1904 in Karlsruhe.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 77 years old in Zürich.
Paul Green
American playwright (1894-1981).
Born March 17th, 1894 in Lillington. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1981 at 87 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Greenville.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 64 years old in Norwalk.
Gregory Breit
American physicist (1899-1981).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Mykolaiv.
Died September 11th, 1981 at 82 years old in Salem.
Gyula Lóránt
Hungarian footballer (1923-1981).
Born February 6th, 1923 in Kőszeg.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 58 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction).
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born March 11th, 1892 in Nice.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 89 years old in Six-Fours-les-Plages.
Kirill Kondrashin
Russian conductor.
Born March 6th, 1914 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1981 at 67 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Mary Chase
American writer, playwright (1906–1981).
Born February 25th, 1907 in Denver. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in Denver (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Giuseppe Pella
Italian politician (1902-1981).
Born April 18th, 1902 in Valdengo.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 79 years old in Rome.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 518
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut