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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Georg Malmstén
Finnish actor and musician (1902-1981).
Born June 27th, 1902 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1981 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Raymond Rouleau
Actor, film director (1904-1981).
Born June 4th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died December 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Paolo Mazza
Italian footballer (1901-1981).
Born July 21st, 1901 in Vigarano Mainarda.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in Ferrara.
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]
Carlos de Oliveira
Portuguese writer.
Born August 10th, 1921 in Belém. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 59 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Johan Fabricius
Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer.
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Bandung. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1981 at 81 years old in Netherlands, Glimmen. [ref]
Mikhail Zharov
Russian and soviet actor, film and theatre director (1899–1981).
Born October 27th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Salah Abdel Sabour
Poet.
Born May 3rd, 1931 in Zagazig.
Died August 14th, 1981 at 50 years old in Cairo.
Ksenija Atanasijević
Serbian philosopher, editor (1894-1981).
Born February 5th, 1894 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1981 at 87 years old in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 530
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