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In the year 1981
569 Notable deaths
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
German noble.
Born August 19th, 1899 in Lichtenstein.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 81 years old in Lichtenstein.
Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia
Russian princess (1872–1981).
Born March 11th, 1892 in Nice.
Died May 15th, 1981 at 89 years old in Six-Fours-les-Plages.
Katharine Alexander
American actress (1898–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1898 in Fort Smith.
Died January 10th, 1981 at 82 years old in Tryon.
Zoya Fyodorova
Soviet-russian actress (1909-1981).
Born December 21st, 1909 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 10th, 1981 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Cat Anderson
American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981).
Born September 12th, 1916 in Greenville.
Died April 29th, 1981 at 64 years old in Norwalk.
Gyula Lóránt
Hungarian footballer (1923-1981).
Born February 6th, 1923 in Kőszeg.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 58 years old in Thessaloniki (myocardial infarction).
Russell Drysdale
Australian artist (1912-1981).
Born February 7th, 1912 in Bognor Regis.
Died June 29th, 1981 at 69 years old in Sydney.
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).
Paul Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1894-1981).
Born April 29th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1981 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Kirill Kondrashin
Russian conductor (1914–1981).
Born March 6th, 1914 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 67 years old in Amsterdam (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 569
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius