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In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Vladimir Sudets
Soviet air commander during world war ii (1904–1981).
Born October 23rd, 1904 in Dnipro.
Died May 6th, 1981 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Chaim Landau
Israeli politician (1916–1981).
Born September 10th, 1916 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1981 at 65 years old in Israel.
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
Zoilo Saldombide
Uruguayan footballer (1903-1981).
Born October 26th, 1903 in Santa Lucía.
Died December 4th, 1981 at 78 years old
Alberto Héber Usher
Politician.
Born May 1st, 1918 in Montevideo.
Died January 19th, 1981 at 62 years old in Montevideo.
Yevgeny Brusilovsky
Russian composer (1905–1981).
Born November 12th, 1905 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died May 9th, 1981 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Carl Knowles
Basketball player (1910-1981).
Born February 24th, 1910 in San Diego.
Died September 4th, 1981 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Crisant Bosch
Spanish footballer (1907-1981).
Born December 26th, 1907 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1981 at 73 years old in Barcelona.
Pierre Billon
French film director (1901-1981).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
Died August 31st, 1981 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Rafael Dieste
Galician poet, philosopher, short-story writer and dramatist..
Born January 29th, 1899 in Rianxo.
Died October 15th, 1981 at 82 years old in Santiago de Compostela.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore