1981 deaths

actress (1906-1981)

Sutomo (3 October 1920 – 7 October 1981), also known as Bung Tomo (meaning Comrade or Brother Tomo), was an Indonesian revolutionary and military leader best known for his role in the Indonesian National Revolution against Dutch colonial rule. He played a central role in the Battle of Surabaya, which was fought between British and Indonesian forces from October to November 1945.

Chinese lieutenant general (1904–1981)

Peruvian chess player (1896-1981)

American discus thrower (1906-1981)

British racecar driver

British activist (1882-1981)

American actor (1898-1981)

Yemeni politician

Italian film director (1908–1981)

South African sprinter (1899-1981)

Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by his pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981), was an Indonesian ʿālim, philosopher, writer, novelist, lecturer, politician and journalist.

American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981)

German actor (1903-1981)

Dutch-German pseudohistian (1885-1981)

American human computer and astronomer

Italian rower (1932–1981)

American microbiologist (1895–1981)

American folklorist (1916–1981)

Swedish physicist/meteorologist (1888-1981)

Indian field hockey player (1916-1981)

American actress (1906-1981)

American actress (1925-1981)

President of Panama (1905-1981)

bobsledder (1909-1981)

Maldives politician (1901–1980)

Belgian figure skater (1925–1981)

Finnish sportsman (1888–1981)

gymnast

French paleontologist (1903-1981)

Canadian rower (1906–1981)

Canadian ice hockey player

actress (1906–1981)

Polish painter and journalist (1914–1981)

Latvian writer (1905-1981)

(1899-1981) Dutch writer, journalist and adventurer (1899-1981)

athletics competitor (1912–1981)

British actor and director (1912–1981)

African American fashion designer (1898–1981)

French swimmer and water polo player (1898–1981)

British racing driver

film director (1913-1981)

British Army officer and courtier (1887–1981)

American ice hockey player (1896-1981)

Polish composer (1922–1981)

Argentine film director (1910-1981)

Swiss aerodynamics engineer (1898-1981)

Recipient of the Knight's Cross (1918–1981)

American paleontologist (1885-1981)

English composer and improviser

sailor (1909–1981)

American sailor (1902-1981)

British diver (1894-1981)

English actress, singer and dancer (1907–1981)

Catholic bishop (1893-1981)

Belgian cinematographer (1924-1981)

American science fiction writer (1911–1981)

American graphic designer (1918-1981)

Canadian rower (1906–1981)

Austrian handball player (1911-1981)