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In the year 1981
519 Notable deaths
Guy Butler
Athletics competitor (1899-1981).
Born August 25th, 1899 in London Borough of Harrow.
Died February 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in St Neots.
Mitsuko Mito
Actress.
Born March 23rd, 1919 in Ōnuma district. [ref]
Died April 5th, 1981 at 62 years old [ref]
José María Minella
Argentine association football player and manager (1909-1981).
Born August 6th, 1909 in Mar del Plata.
Died August 13th, 1981 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires.
Josef Silný
Czech footballer.
Born January 23rd, 1902 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 79 years old in Kroměříž. [ref]
Noboru Nakamura
Film director (1913-1981).
Born August 4th, 1913 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 67 years old in Japan (cancer).
Lazar Lyusternik
Russian mathematician.
Born December 31st, 1899 in Zduńska Wola. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1981 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Alberto Zozaya
Argentine footballer and manager (1908-1981).
Born April 13th, 1908 in Gualeguaychú.
Died February 17th, 1981 at 72 years old in La Plata.
Wilfried Puis
Belgian footballer (1943-1981).
Born February 18th, 1943 in Ostend.
Died October 21st, 1981 at 38 years old (cancer).
Irving Jaffee
Speed skater (1906-1981).
Born September 15th, 1906 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Clemente Yerovi
President of ecuador (1966).
Born August 10th, 1904 in Barcelona.
Died July 19th, 1981 at 76 years old in Guayaquil (heart failure).
Deaths 371 to 380 of 519
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