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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Herman Wirth
Dutch-german pseudohistian (1885-1981).
Born May 6th, 1885 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1981 at 95 years old in Kusel. [ref]
Russell Drysdale
Australian artist (1912-1981).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Bognor Regis.
Died June 29th, 1981 at 69 years old in Sydney.
Hendrik Andriessen
Dutch composer, organist and music educator (1892-1981).
Born September 17th, 1892 in Haarlem.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 88 years old in Haarlem.
Helen Humes
American jazz and blues singer.
Born June 23rd, 1913 in Louisville. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1981 at 68 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
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.
Deaths 221 to 230 of 530
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