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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
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.
Bram van Velde
Dutch painter (1895-1981).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Zoeterwoude-Dorp.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Grimaud.
Louise Lorraine
Actress (1904-1981).
Born October 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died February 2nd, 1981 at 76 years old in New York City (disease).
Franjo Šeper
Croatian cardinal.
Born October 2nd, 1905 in Osijek.
Died December 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Ghislain Cloquet
French cinematographer (1924-1981).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Antwerp.
Died November 2nd, 1981 at 57 years old in Montainville.
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]
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