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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Dymphna Cusack
Australian author (1902-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in West Wyalong.
Died October 19th, 1981 at 79 years old (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Tadeusz Baird
Polish composer.
Born July 26th, 1928 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 1981 at 53 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
François Seydoux
French diplomat (1905-1981).
Born February 15th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1981 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Kazimierz Serocki
Polish composer.
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Toruń. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1981 at 58 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Cahide Sonku
Turkish actor and director (1911–1981).
Born December 27th, 1919 in Sanaa.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 61 years old in Istanbul (disease).
Reg Butler
British artist (1913-1981).
Born April 28th, 1913 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1981 at 68 years old in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Giorgio Ferroni
Italian director (1908-1981).
Born April 12th, 1908 in Perugia. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1981 at 73 years old in Rome. [ref]
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]
Fusae Ichikawa
Japanese politician.
Born May 15th, 1893 in Bisai. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1981 at 87 years old [ref]
François Bordes
French geologist, archaeologist and author (1919-1981).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Rives.
Died April 30th, 1981 at 61 years old in Tucson.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 551
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown