In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
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]
María Moliner
Spanish librarian and lexicographer (1900-1981).
Born March 30th, 1900 in Paniza. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Fidel LaBarba
American boxer (1905–1981).
Born September 29th, 1905 in The Bronx.
Died October 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Jan Burgers
Dutch physicist (1895-1981).
Born January 13th, 1895 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1981 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Delfo Cabrera
Argentine athlete (1919–1981).
Born November 12th, 1919 in Argentina, Santa Fe Province, Armstrong.
Died August 2nd, 1981 at 61 years old in Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen