Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1981

Jul 07 Keefe Brasselle, actor (Be Our Guest), dies at 58 in the year 1981.  

Jul 08 Loring Smith, actor (Hartmans), dies at 86 in the year 1981.  

Jul 09 On this day in history allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61  

Jul 10 On this day in history death of ken Rex McElroy, American hog rustler (b. 1936)  

Jul 12 Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 16 In the year 1981 harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38  

Jul 18 Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 25 On this day in history ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69  

Jul 26 In the year 1981 donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58  

Jul 27 Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies in the year 1981.  

Jul 28 In the year 1981 death of fr. Stanley Rother, Roman Catholic Priest, Martyr and Missionary to Guatemala (b. 1935)  

Jul 29 In the year 1981 death of robert Moses, American urban planner (b. 1888)  

Jul 31 Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash in the year 1981.  

Aug 01 On this day in history paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58  

Aug 03 In the year 1981 death of robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered  

Aug 04 Melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], actor (Woman's Face, Hud), dies at 80 in the year 1981.  

Aug 14 Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1981 robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87  

Aug 18 On this day in history anita Loos, US (stage)author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 88  

Aug 19 Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 in the year 1981.  

Aug 21 Hermann Schey, German/Neth singer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack on this day in history.  

Aug 27 On this day in history joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62  

Aug 28 In the year 1981 death of béla Guttman, Hungarian footballer (b. 1900)  

Aug 29 On this day in history lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89  

Aug 30 In the year 1981 death of mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb  

Aug 31 In the year 1981 joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82  

Sep 01 On this day in history death of albert Speer, German NSDAP-architect/minister of Army at 76  

Sep 03 On this day in history death of alec Waugh, English writer (b. 1898)  

Sep 04 Verne Rowe, actor (Verne-Fernwood 2 Night), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 On this day in history death of ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated  

Sep 06 On this day in history joseph Yasser, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of hediki Joekawa, Japans physicist (Nobel 1949) at 74  

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Apr 02 On this day in history birth of michael Clarke, Australian cricketer  

Apr 02 In the year 1981 birth of bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress  

Apr 28 In the year 1981 birth of jessica Alba, American actress  

Apr 30 John O'Shea, Irish footballer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Emma Pierson, British actress was born in the year 1981.  

May 19 Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter was born in the year 1981.  

May 19 In the year 1981 birth of luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer  

May 22 On this day in history birth of bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler