In the year 1981
497 Notable deaths
Claude Auchinleck
British world war ii army commander.
Born June 21st, 1884 in Aldershot. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1981 at 96 years old in Marrakesh. [ref]
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Indian guru (1897-1981).
Born April 17th, 1897 in Mumbai.
Died September 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Mumbai.
Omar Torrijos
Panamanian líder de la revolución panameña(1929-1981).
Born February 13th, 1929 in Santiago de Veraguas.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 52 years old in Penonomé, Coclé (aviation accident).
Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born January 24th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 8th, 1981 at 84 years old in Faversham.
Patsy Kelly
American actress (1910–1981).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1981 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer). [ref]
Arthur O'Connell
American actor; acting on stage, film and television; oscar nominee (1908-1981).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 73 years old in Woodland Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Eric Williams
Prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1911-1981).
Born September 25th, 1911 in Trinidad. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1981 at 69 years old in Port of Spain (cancer).
Dušan Popov
Serbian double agent.
Born July 10th, 1912 in Titel.
Died August 10th, 1981 at 69 years old in Opio.
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer.
Born May 8th, 1910 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 71 years old in Durham (bladder cancer). [ref]
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Welsh-english christian theologian and preacher (1899-1981).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1981 at 81 years old in Ealing. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 497
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino