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In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Randhir Singh Gentle
Indian field hockey player (1922–1981).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Delhi.
Died September 25th, 1981 at 59 years old
Peter H. Dominick
American politician (1915-1981).
Born July 7th, 1915 in Stamford.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 65 years old in Hobe Sound.
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer and pianist (1908-1981).
Born October 19th, 1908 in Bergen.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Eraldo Monzeglio
Italian footballer and manager (1906-1981).
Born June 5th, 1906 in Vignale Monferrato.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Turin.
Irving Chernev
Russian-american chess player.
Born January 29th, 1900 in Pryluky.
Died September 29th, 1981 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Julius Arigi
Austro-hungarian flying ace.
Born October 3rd, 1895 in Děčín.
Died August 1st, 1981 at 85 years old in Seewalchen am Attersee.
Richard Dorson
American folklorist.
Born March 12th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1981 at 65 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Edvard Kocbek
Slovenian writer (1904-1981).
Born September 27th, 1904 in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 77 years old in Ljubljana.
Martinus Thomsen
Danish mystic (1890-1981).
Born August 11th, 1890 in Sindal.
Died March 8th, 1981 at 90 years old in Frederiksberg.
Stanisław Mazur
Polish mathematician.
Born January 1st, 1905 in Lviv.
Died November 5th, 1981 at 76 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 271 to 280 of 518
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes