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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Paco Bienzobas
Spanish football player/manager/referee (1909-1981).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 72 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Dymphna Cusack
Australian author (1902-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in West Wyalong.
Died October 19th, 1981 at 79 years old (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Reg Butler
British artist (1913-1981).
Born April 28th, 1913 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1981 at 68 years old in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Thomas Humphrey Marshall
British sociologist (1893-1981).
Born December 19th, 1893 in London.
Died November 29th, 1981 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Michele Andreolo
Italian footballer (1912-1981).
Born July 7th, 1913 in Carmelo.
Died May 14th, 1981 at 67 years old in Potenza.
Enrique Hertzog
President of bolivia (1896-1980).
Born November 10th, 1897 in La Paz.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Lauri Pihkala
Finnish sportsman (1888-1981).
Born January 5th, 1888 in Pihtipudas.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 93 years old in Helsinki.
Karl Arndt
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born March 10th, 1892 in Głogów.
Died December 30th, 1981 at 89 years old in Balve.
François Bordes
French geologist and archaeologist.
Born December 30th, 1919 in Rives. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1981 at 61 years old in Tucson.
Jaap Bakema
Dutch modernist architect (1914–1981).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Groningen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1981 at 66 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Deaths 331 to 340 of 530
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain