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In the year 1981
551 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.
Evsei Liberman
Soviet economist (1897-1981).
Born October 2nd, 1897 in Slavuta. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 84 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
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]
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).
Boris Polevoy
Soviet writer (1908-1981).
Born March 17th, 1908 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1981 at 73 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ghislain Cloquet
French cinematographer (1924-1981).
Born April 18th, 1924 in Antwerp.
Died November 2nd, 1981 at 57 years old in Montainville.
Francis Hunter
Us tennis player.
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died December 2nd, 1981 at 87 years old in Palm Beach.
Bram van Velde
Dutch painter (1895-1981).
Born October 19th, 1895 in Zoeterwoude-Dorp.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 86 years old in Grimaud.
Niels Erik Nørlund
Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981).
Born October 26th, 1885 in Slagelse. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 95 years old in Hørsholm. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 551
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht