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In the year 1981
530 Notable deaths
Albert Dejonghe
Road bicycle racer (1894-1981).
Born February 14th, 1894 in Middelkerke.
Died February 23rd, 1981 at 87 years old in Middelkerke.
Herman Pilnik
German-argentine chess player.
Born January 8th, 1914 in Stuttgart.
Died November 12th, 1981 at 67 years old in Caracas.
Pierre Pibarot
French footballer (1916-1981).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Alès. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1981 at 65 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Boļeslavs Sloskāns
Catholic bishop (1893-1981).
Born August 31st, 1893 in Stirniene. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Lajos Korányi
Hungarian footballer (1907-1981).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Szeged.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Miguel de Capriles
Mexican-american fencer and university administrator.
Born November 30th, 1906 in Mexico City.
Died May 24th, 1981 at 74 years old in San Francisco.
Franco Abbiati
Musicologist (1898–1981).
Born September 14th, 1898 in Verdello.
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 82 years old in Bergamo.
Nikolay Smaga
Athletics competitor (1938-1981).
Born August 22nd, 1938 in Bobrove.
Died March 28th, 1981 at 42 years old in Kyiv.
Jan van Diepenbeek
Dutch association football player (1903-1981).
Born August 5th, 1903 in Utrecht.
Died August 8th, 1981 at 78 years old in Den Helder.
Louis Moreau
French fencer (1889–1981).
Born October 16th, 1889 in Belligné.
Died June 17th, 1981 at 91 years old in Neuilly-l'Évêque.
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