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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Anders Österling
Swedish poet.
Born April 13th, 1884 in Helsingborg.
Died December 13th, 1981 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
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.
Anna Sakse
Latvian writer (1905-1981).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Lejasciems.
Died March 2nd, 1981 at 76 years old in Riga.
Gerry Geran
American ice hockey player (1896-1981).
Born August 3rd, 1896 in Holyoke.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 85 years old in Brooklyn.
Ernesto Prinoth
Racecar driver from italy.
Born April 15th, 1923 in Urtijëi.
Died November 26th, 1981 at 58 years old in Innsbruck.
Rudolf Krčil
Czech footballer (1906-1981).
Born March 5th, 1906 in Teplice.
Died April 3rd, 1981 at 75 years old in Czechoslovakia.
Guy Revell
Figure skater.
Born August 2nd, 1941 in Toronto.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 39 years old in Coquitlam.
Antonio Suárez Vázquez
Spanish racing cyclist (1932-1981).
Born May 20th, 1932 in Madrid.
Died January 6th, 1981 at 48 years old in Madrid.
Kazimierz Kordylewski
Polish astronomer (1903-1981).
Born October 11th, 1903 in Poznań.
Died March 11th, 1981 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Giuseppe Tosi
Athletics competitor (1916-1981).
Born May 25th, 1916 in Borgo Ticino.
Died July 10th, 1981 at 65 years old in Rome.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan