In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
James H. Schmitz
American science fiction writer (1911–1981).
Born October 15th, 1911 in Hamburg.
Died April 18th, 1981 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
Stanisław Mazur
Polish mathematician (1905–1981).
Born January 1st, 1905 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1981 at 76 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Regino Sainz de la Maza
Spanish guitarist and composer.
Born September 7th, 1896 in Burgos.
Died November 26th, 1981 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Preben Kaas
Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist.
Born March 30th, 1930 in Aalborg.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 50 years old in Copenhagen.
Mario Camerini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Rome.
Died April 2nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Gardone Riviera.
Hans Kalm
Finnish soldier.
Born April 21st, 1889 in Kõo Rural Municipality, Pilistvere.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 91 years old in Jyväskylä.
José María Pemán
Spanish writer (1897-1981).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. [ref]
Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.
Kazimierz Michałowski
Polish archaeologist and egyptologist (1901–1981).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Ternopil.
Died January 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson