In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Zoya Fyodorova
Russian actress (1909-1981).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Katharine Alexander
American actress (1898–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Fort Smith.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 82 years old in Tryon.
Paul Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1894-1981).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1981 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Murcia.
Rebecca Lancefield
American microbiologist.
Born January 5th, 1895 in Fort Wadsworth. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
Zdeněk Burian
Czech illustrator, painter and biological illustrator (1905-1981).
Born February 11th, 1905 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 76 years old in Prague. [ref]
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
German noble.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Lichtenstein.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Lichtenstein.
Odd Hassel
Norwegian physical chemist and nobel laureate (1897-1981).
Born May 17th, 1897 in Christiania.
Died May 11th, 1981 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Riad Al Sunbati
Egyptian composer and musician (1906-1981).
Born November 30th, 1906 in Damietta, Faraskur.
Died September 10th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cairo.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 518
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran