List of Famous people who died in 1981

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Carl Joseph Leiprecht

First Name Carl

Last Name Leiprecht

Born on September 11, 1903

Died on October 29, 1981 (aged 78)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Bad Wurzach

Karl Joseph Leiprecht was the Bishop of Rottenburg.

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Nora Connolly O'Brien

First Name Nora

Last Name O'Brien

Born on November 14, 1892

Died on June 17, 1981 (aged 88)

Born in United Kingdom

Nora Connolly O'Brien was an Irish politician, activist and writer. She was a member of the Irish Senate.

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Ariel Durant

First Name Ariel

Last Name Durant

Born on May 10, 1898

Died on October 25, 1981 (aged 83)

Born in Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Ariel Durant was a Russian-born American researcher and writer. She was the coauthor of The Story of Civilization with her husband, Will Durant. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.

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János Pilinszky

First Name János

Last Name Pilinszky

Died on May 27, 1981 (aged 11)

Born in Hungary

János Pilinszky was one of the greatest Hungarian poets of the 20th century.

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János Martonyi

First Name János

Last Name Martonyi

Born on March 5, 1910

Died on May 10, 1981 (aged 71)

Born in Hungary, Győr-Moson-Sopron County

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Ferruccio Parri

First Name Ferruccio

Born on January 19, 1890

Died on December 8, 1981 (aged 91)

Born in Italy, Piedmont

Ferruccio Parri was an Italian partisan and politician who ruled Italy as the 29th Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. During the resistance he was known as Maurizio.

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Maurice Mandrillon

First Name Maurice

Last Name Mandrillon

Born on August 23, 1902

Died on February 11, 1981 (aged 78)

Born in France, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Gabriel Maurice Mandrillon was a French skier. He was the brother of Camille Mandrillon.

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Susan Mary Scrymgeour-Wedderburn

First Name Susan

Born on March 28, 1926

Died on January 1, 1981 (aged 54)

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Norbert Skalden

First Name Norbert

Last Name Skalden

Born on June 8, 1936

Died on April 1, 1981 (aged 44)

Born in Germany

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Jirō Ishiba

First Name Jirō

Born on July 29, 1908

Died on September 16, 1981 (aged 73)

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