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In the year 1981
518 Notable deaths
Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
Soviet biologist (1900–1981).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 80 years old in Obninsk.
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Adrian Hoven
Austrian actor (1922-1981).
Born May 18th, 1922 in Wöllersdorf-Steinabrückl. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1981 at 58 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Evsei Liberman
Soviet economist (1897-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 84 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Elfego Hernán Monzón Aguirre
President of guatemala (1912-1981).
Born May 5th, 1912 in Santa Bárbara.
Died June 6th, 1981 at 69 years old in Guatemala City.
Boris Polevoy
Soviet writer (1908-1981).
Born March 17th, 1908 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1981 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Suat Hayri Ürgüplü
Turkish politician; prime minister of turkey (1965).
Born August 13th, 1903 in Damascus.
Died December 27th, 1981 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Francis Hunter
Us tennis player.
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Palm Beach.
Hans Söhnker
German actor (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Kiel.
Died April 20th, 1981 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Lev Atamanov
Soviet animator.
Born February 21st, 1905 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 301 to 310 of 518
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson