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In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Jule Gregory Charney
Us meteorologist.
Born January 1st, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died June 16th, 1981 at 64 years old in Boston.
Frank Berryman
Australian army officer.
Born April 11th, 1894 in Geelong.
Died May 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Rose Bay.
Herbert Müller
Swiss racing driver (1940-1981).
Born May 11th, 1940 in Menziken.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 41 years old in Nürburgring.
Yury Trifonov
Writer (1925—1981).
Born August 28th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1981 at 55 years old in Moscow (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Barbara Ward
British economist; life peer (1914-1981).
Born May 23rd, 1914 in Heworth.
Died May 31st, 1981 at 67 years old in Lodsworth (cancer).
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
German-danish tennis player.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Essen.
Died March 7th, 1981 at 72 years old in Helsingborg.
Uri Zvi Grinberg
Israeli poet (1896-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Bilyi Kamin.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Ramat Gan.
Alberto Suppici
Uruguayan football player and manager (1898-1981).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Colonia del Sacramento.
Died June 21st, 1981 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Gerhard Marcks
German sculptor (1889-1981).
Born February 18th, 1889 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1981 at 92 years old in Burgbrohl. [ref]
Preben Kaas
Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.
Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 518
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