In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Eleanor Hunt
American actress (1910-1981).
Born January 10th, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1981 at 71 years old in Queens. [ref]
Mark Donskoy
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901-1981).
Born March 19th, 1901 in Odesa. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1981 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Pepping
German composer (1901–1981).
Born September 12th, 1901 in Duisburg.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Spandau.
Peter Huchel
German poet.
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Groß-Lichterfelde. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 78 years old in Staufen im Breisgau. [ref]
Kazimierz Serocki
Polish composer.
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Toruń. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1981 at 58 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jakob Ackeret
Swiss aerodynamics engineer (1898-1981).
Born March 17th, 1898 in Zürich.
Died March 27th, 1981 at 83 years old in Gossau.
Heinosuke Gosho
Japanese film director.
Born February 1st, 1902 in Chiyoda-ku. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Mishima.
François Seydoux
French diplomat (1905-1981).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Tadeusz Baird
Polish composer.
Born July 26th, 1928 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1981 at 53 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Luther H. Evans
American political scientist (1902-1981).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Bastrop County.
Died December 23rd, 1981 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan