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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Kordylewski
Polish astronomer (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Poznań.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Philip Fotheringham-Parker
British racecar driver.
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Beckenham.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 74 years old in East Sussex.
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi Pasha
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1896-1981).
Born February 14th, 1896 in Damietta Governorate.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Edith Schultze-Westrum
Actress.
Born December 30th, 1904 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died March 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease).
Désiré Koranyi
Association football player (1914-1981).
Born January 28th, 1914 in Szeged.
Died January 9th, 1981 at 66 years old
Lucas Demare
Argentine film director (1910-1981).
Born July 14th, 1910 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1981 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ivan Udodov
Russian weightlifter.
Born May 20th, 1924 in Gluboky.
Died October 16th, 1981 at 57 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Shovkat Mammadova
Azerbaijani singer.
Born April 18th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died June 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Baku.
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