In the year 1981
551 Notable deaths
Isa Quensel
Swedish singer.
Born September 21st, 1905 in Gothenburg.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 76 years old in Solna Municipality.
James Angus Gillan
British colonial administrator (1885–1981).
Born October 11th, 1885 in Aberdeen.
Died April 23rd, 1981 at 95 years old in Leigh.
Lorne Carr-Harris
Canadian-british ice hockey player (1899–1981).
Born December 15th, 1899 in Kingston.
Died April 7th, 1981 at 81 years old
Beatrice Armstrong
British diver (1894-1981).
Born January 11th, 1894 in Willesden.
Died March 12th, 1981 at 87 years old in Frinton-on-Sea.
Trevor Coker
New zealand rower (1949-1981).
Born October 1st, 1949 in Whanganui.
Died August 23rd, 1981 at 31 years old in Whanganui (brain cancer).
Pierre Pibarot
French footballer (1916-1981).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Alès. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1981 at 65 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Nikolai Tishchenko
Russian footballer (1926-1981).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Salovka.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 54 years old in Lobnya.
Dragutin Najdanović
Serbian footballer (1908-1981).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Belgrade.
Died November 3rd, 1981 at 73 years old in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Hanns Kilian
Bobsledder.
Born May 2nd, 1905 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Died April 17th, 1981 at 75 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Józef Korbas
Polish footballer (1914-1981).
Born November 11th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died October 2nd, 1981 at 66 years old in Katowice.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut