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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Enrique Maier
Spanish tennis player.
Born December 31st, 1910 in Barcelona.
Died August 22nd, 1981 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Spanish racing cyclist (1932-1981).
Born May 20th, 1932 in Madrid.
Died January 6th, 1981 at 48 years old in Madrid.
Anna Sakse
Latvian writer (1905-1981).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Lejasciems. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1981 at 76 years old in Riga. [ref]
Wacław Kuchar
Polish military officer and footballer (1897-1981).
Born September 16th, 1897 in Łańcut.
Died February 13th, 1981 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
Guy Revell
Figure skater.
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 39 years old in Coquitlam.
Constantin Rădulescu
Romanian footballer (1896-1981).
Born October 5th, 1896 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died December 31st, 1981 at 85 years old in Bucharest.
José Suárez
Spanish actor (1919-1981).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Trubia.
Died August 6th, 1981 at 61 years old in Morea.
Mary Hawton
Australian tennis player (1924-1981).
Born September 4th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died January 18th, 1981 at 56 years old in Sydney.
Eric Hultén
Swedish botanist (1894-1981).
Born March 18th, 1894 in Halla socken, Södermanland.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 86 years old in Stockholm.
Chaim Landau
Israeli politician (1916–1981).
Born September 10th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1981 at 65 years old in Israel.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 530
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