In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Douglas Lowe
British athletes.
Born August 7th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died March 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Cranbrook.
Marcel Bezençon
Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981).
Born May 1st, 1907 in Orbe. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1981 at 73 years old in Lausanne.
Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory
British politician and government minister (1899–1981).
Born December 26th, 1899 in London.
Died January 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Tiverton.
Cláudio Coutinho
Brazilian football manager (1939-1981).
Born January 5th, 1939 in Dom Pedrito.
Died November 27th, 1981 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (death from scuba diving, drowning).
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.
Barbara Bedford
American actress (1903-1981).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Eastman. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Rebecca Lancefield
American microbiologist (1895–1981).
Born January 5th, 1895 in Fort Wadsworth. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1981 at 86 years old in New York City.
W. K. C. Guthrie
British classical scholar and philosopher (1906–1981).
Born August 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Dorothy Dwan
Actress (1906-1981).
Born April 26th, 1906 in Sedalia.
Died March 17th, 1981 at 74 years old in Ventura (lung cancer).
Corradino D'Ascanio
Italian engineer (1891–1981).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Popoli Terme.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 90 years old in Pisa. [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 551
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz