Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1981

Jul 07 Keefe Brasselle, actor (Be Our Guest), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 Loring Smith, actor (Hartmans), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61 in the year 1981.  

Jul 10 In the year 1981 death of ken Rex McElroy, American hog rustler (b. 1936)  

Jul 12 Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73 in the year 1981.  

Jul 16 Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 19 Louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1981.  

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

Jul 26 Donald Lybbert, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 Billy [William] Wyler, US director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 28 Fr. Stanley Rother, Roman Catholic Priest, Martyr and Missionary to Guatemala (b. 1935) died in the year 1981.  

Jul 29 On this day in history death of robert Moses, American urban planner (b. 1888)  

Jul 31 In the year 1981 gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash  

Aug 01 Paddy Chayefsky, screenwriter (Network, Hospital) dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17 Robert Russell Bennett, US composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 in the year 1981.  

Aug 18 Anita Loos, US (stage)author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Aug 19 Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 26 On this day in history lee Hays, rocker, dies of a heart attack  

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

Aug 28 On this day in history 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 Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb died in the year 1981.  

Aug 31 On this day in history joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82  

Sep 01 Albert Speer, German NSDAP-architect/minister of Army at 76 died on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Alec Waugh, English writer (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 06 Joseph Yasser, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1981.  

Sep 08 Hediki Joekawa, Japans physicist (Nobel 1949) at 74 died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 02 Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, American actress was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Jessica Alba, American actress was born in the year 1981.  

Apr 30 In the year 1981 birth of john O'Shea, Irish footballer  

Apr 30 Emma Pierson, British actress was born on this day in history.  

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

May 19 Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer was born on this day in history.  

May 22 Bryan Danielson, American professional wrestler was born in the year 1981.