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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).

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