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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Hugh J. Addonizio
Politician
31-Jan-1914 2-Feb-1981 Mayor of Newark, 1962-70
Jack Albertson
Actor
16-Jun-1907 25-Nov-1981 The Man on Chico and the Man
Nelson Algren
Author
28-Mar-1909 9-May-1981 The Man with the Golden Arm
Glenn Anders
Actor
1-Sep-1889 26-Oct-1981 The Lady from Shanghai
Jack Z. Anderson
Politician
22-Mar-1904 9-Feb-1981 Congressman, committed suicide
Adele Astaire
Dancer
10-Sep-1896 25-Jan-1981 Dance partner of Fred Astaire
Nils Asther
Actor
17-Jan-1897 13-Oct-1981 The Single Standard
Claude Auchinleck
Military
21-Jun-1884 23-Mar-1981 C-in-C of the Indian Army, 1943-47
Enid Bagnold
Novelist
27-Oct-1889 31-Mar-1981 National Velvet
Roger Baldwin
Activist
21-Jan-1884 26-Aug-1981 Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union
Samuel Barber
Composer
9-Mar-1910 23-Jan-1981 Adagio for Strings
Charles Barton
Film Director
25-May-1902 5-Dec-1981 Africa Screams
Cliff Battles
Football
1-May-1910 28-Apr-1981 NFL Hall-of-Famer
Matthew "Stymie" Beard
Actor
1-Jan-1925 8-Jan-1981 Stymie in Our Gang
Gwendolyn Bennett
Author
8-Jul-1902 30-May-1981 Harlem Renaissance writer
Curtis Bernhardt
Film Director
15-Apr-1899 22-Feb-1981 A Stolen Life
Mike Bloomfield
Guitarist
28-Jul-1943 15-Feb-1981 Guitarist, Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Karl Böhm
Conductor
28-Aug-1894 14-Aug-1981 Conductor, Vienna State Opera
Beulah Bondi
Actor
3-May-1888 1-Jan-1981 Make Way for Tomorrow
Richard Boone
Actor
18-Jun-1917 10-Jan-1981 Have Gun, Will Travel
Omar Bradley
Military
12-Feb-1893 8-Apr-1981 US Army Chief of Staff
Keefe Brasselle
Actor
7-Feb-1923 7-Jul-1981 A Place in the Sun
Gregory Breit
Physicist
14-Jul-1899 11-Sep-1981 Proton-proton dispersion
Marcel Breuer
Designer
21-May-1902 1-Jul-1981 Bauhaus furniture designer
William S. Burroughs, Jr.
Relative
21-Jul-1947 3-Mar-1981 Son of William S. Burroughs
Eddie Byrne
Actor
31-Jan-1911 21-Aug-1981 The Mummy
Cornelius Cardew
Musician
7-May-1936 31-Dec-1981 Experimental composer
Hoagy Carmichael
Songwriter
22-Nov-1899 27-Dec-1981 Star Dust
Emanuel Celler
Politician
6-May-1888 15-Jan-1981 Congressman from New York, 1923-73
Harry Chapin
Singer/Songwriter
7-Dec-1942 16-Jul-1981 Cat's in the Cradle
Jule Charney
Scientist
1-Jan-1917 16-Jun-1981 Quasi-gesotrophic theory
Paddy Chayefsky
Playwright
29-Jan-1923 1-Aug-1981 Network
René Clair
Film Director
11-Nov-1898 15-Mar-1981 Silent film director, Paris qui dort
Claud Cockburn
Journalist
12-Apr-1904 15-Dec-1981 Radical British journalist
Cozy Cole
Jazz Musician
17-Oct-1909 29-Jan-1981 Topsy Part 2
Morgan Conway
Actor
16-Mar-1903 16-Nov-1981 Dick Tracy
Pat Conway
Actor
9-Jan-1931 24-Apr-1981 Tombstone Territory
William R. Cotter
Politician
18-Jul-1926 8-Sep-1981 Congressman from Connecticut, 1971-81
Jonathan Daniels
Government
26-Apr-1902 6-Nov-1981 FDR and Truman's press secretary
Colgate W. Darden, Jr.
Politician
11-Feb-1897 9-Jun-1981 Governor of Virginia, 1942-46
Jim Davis
Actor
26-Aug-1909 26-Apr-1981 Jock Ewing on Dallas
Moshe Dayan
Politician
20-May-1915 16-Oct-1981 Israeli military leader
Frank DeKova
Actor
17-Mar-1910 15-Oct-1981 Chief Wild Eagle on F Troop
Max Delbrück
Scientist
4-Sep-1906 10-Mar-1981 Molecular structure of viral genes (phages)
Michael V. DiSalle
Politician
6-Jan-1908 14-Sep-1981 Governor of Ohio, 1959-63
Donald W. Douglas
Business
6-Apr-1892 1-Feb-1981 Founder of Douglas Aircraft Co.
Melvyn Douglas
Actor
5-Apr-1901 4-Aug-1981 Being There
Ariel Durant
Historian
10-May-1898 25-Oct-1981 The Story of Civilization
Will Durant
Historian
5-Nov-1885 7-Nov-1981 The Story of Civilization
Allan Dwan
Film Director
3-Apr-1885 28-Dec-1981 Sands of Iwo Jima
Isobel Elsom
Actor
16-Mar-1893 12-Jan-1981 Ladies in Retirement
Pee Wee Erwin
Jazz Musician
30-May-1913 20-Jun-1981 Jazz trumpeter
Madge Evans
Actor
1-Jul-1909 26-Apr-1981 Hallelujah I'm a Bum
Hugo Friedhofer
Composer
3-May-1901 17-May-1981 The Best Years of Our Lives
Abel Gance
Film Director
25-Oct-1889 10-Nov-1981 Napoléon
Robert Garioch
Poet
9-May-1909 26-Apr-1981 Scots dialect poet
David Garnett
Novelist
9-Mar-1892 17-Feb-1981 Lady into Fox
Chief Dan George
Actor
24-Jul-1899 23-Sep-1981 Little Big Man
Jacob H. Gilbert
Politician
17-Jun-1920 27-Feb-1981 Congressman from New York, 1960-71
Alan Gowen
Jazz Musician
19-Aug-1947 17-May-1981 Jazz-rock keyboardist
Gloria Grahame
Actor
28-Nov-1923 5-Oct-1981 The Bad and the Beautiful
Ella T. Grasso
Politician
10-May-1919 5-Feb-1981 First woman elected governor of Connecticut
Sara Haden
Actor
17-Nov-1899 15-Sep-1981 The Shop Around the Corner
James C. Hagerty
Government
9-May-1909 11-Apr-1981 Eisenhower's press secretary
Bill Haley
Musician
6-Jul-1925 9-Feb-1981 Rock Around the Clock
Howard Hanson
Composer
28-Oct-1896 26-Feb-1981 Symphony No. 4
E. Y. Harburg
Songwriter
8-Apr-1896 4-Mar-1981 The Wizard of Oz
Ann Harding
Actor
7-Aug-1901 1-Sep-1981 Holiday
Odd Hassel
Chemist
17-May-1897 11-May-1981 Conformational analysis
Edith Head
Designer
28-Oct-1897 24-Oct-1981 Hollywood costume designer
Donald R. Heath
Diplomat
12-Aug-1894 15-Oct-1981 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1958-61
Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Politician
26-Dec-1899 20-Jan-1981 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1958-60
Wanda Hendrix
Actor
3-Nov-1928 1-Feb-1981 Actress-wife of Audie Murphy
William Holden
Actor
17-Apr-1918 16-Nov-1981 Stalag 17
Paul Hörbiger
Actor
29-Apr-1894 5-Mar-1981 Liebelei
Virginia Huston
Actor
24-Apr-1925 28-Feb-1981 Tarzan's Peril
George Jessel
Actor
3-Apr-1898 24-May-1981 Toastmaster General of the United States
Allyn Joslyn
Actor
21-Jul-1901 21-Jan-1981 Only Angels Have Wings
Patsy Kelly
Actor
12-Jan-1910 24-Sep-1981 Freaky Friday
Evalyn Knapp
Actor
17-Jun-1908 12-Jun-1981 His Private Secretary
Walter Knott
Business
11-Dec-1889 3-Dec-1981 Founder of Knott's Berry Farm
Max Kohl
Business
12-May-1901 14-Dec-1981 Kohl's Department Stores
Hans Krebs
Scientist
25-Apr-1900 22-Nov-1981 Tricarboxylic acid cycle
Jacques Lacan
Psychiatrist
13-Apr-1901 9-Sep-1981 The Mirror Stage as Formative of the I
Lola Lane
Actor
21-May-1906 22-Jun-1981 Marked Woman
Ervil LeBaron
Criminal
22-Feb-1925 16-Aug-1981 Murderous cult leader
Bernard Lee
Actor
10-Jan-1908 16-Jan-1981 James Bond's M
Lotte Lenya
Singer
18-Oct-1898 27-Nov-1981 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Meyer Levin
Novelist
8-Oct-1905 9-Jul-1981 Compulsion
David Lewis
Politician
23-Jun-1909 23-May-1981 Leader of Canada's NDP, 1971-75
David E. Lilienthal
Government
8-Jul-1899 15-Jan-1981 TVA Chairman, 1941-46
Margaret Lindsay
Actor
19-Sep-1910 9-May-1981 The House of the Seven Gables
Anita Loos
Novelist
26-Apr-1893 18-Aug-1981 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Joe Louis
Boxing
13-May-1914 12-Apr-1981 The Champ
Allen Ludden
Game Show Host
5-Oct-1917 9-Jun-1981 Host of Password
Bob Marley
Singer/Songwriter
6-Feb-1945 11-May-1981 No Woman No Cry
Ross Martin
Actor
22-Mar-1920 3-Jul-1981 Artemus Gordon on Wild Wild West
Jessie Matthews
Actor
11-Mar-1907 19-Aug-1981 English stage and radio actress
John S. McCain, Jr.
Military
17-Jan-1911 22-Mar-1981 Admiral, Father of John McCain
Frank McHugh
Actor
23-May-1898 11-Sep-1981 The Roaring Twenties
Eugenio Montale
Poet
12-Oct-1896 12-Sep-1981 Ossi di seppia
Robert Montgomery
Actor
21-May-1904 27-Sep-1981 Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Robert Moses
Government
18-Dec-1888 29-Jul-1981 New York City planner
Jack Northrop
Business
10-Nov-1895 18-Feb-1981 All-wing aircraft
Arthur O'Connell
Actor
29-Mar-1908 18-May-1981 Anatomy of a Murder
Nigel Patrick
Actor
2-May-1913 21-Sep-1981 The Browning Version
Rosa Ponselle
Singer
22-Jan-1897 25-May-1981 Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Wesley Powell
Politician
13-Oct-1915 6-Jan-1981 Governor of New Hampshire, 1959-63
Ziaur Rahman
Head of State
19-Jan-1936 30-May-1981 President of Bangladesh, 1977-81
Anwar Sadat
Head of State
25-Dec-1918 6-Oct-1981 President of Egypt, 1970-81
Boris Sagal
Film Director
18-Oct-1917 22-May-1981 The Omega Man
Bobby Sands
Activist
9-Mar-1954 5-May-1981 Irish hunger striker
William Saroyan
Author
31-Aug-1908 18-May-1981 The Time of Your Life
Albert Speer
Architect
19-Mar-1905 1-Sep-1981 Hitler's architect
Jules Stein
Business
26-Apr-1896 29-Apr-1981 Founder of MCA
Norman Taurog
Film Director
23-Feb-1899 7-Apr-1981 It Happened at the World's Fair
Torin Thatcher
Actor
15-Jan-1905 4-Mar-1981 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Lowell Thomas
Journalist
6-Apr-1892 29-Aug-1981 With Lawrence in Arabia
Nikolai Timofeev-Ressovsky
Biologist
20-Sep-1900 28-Mar-1981 Russian geneticist
Omar Torrijos
Head of State
13-Feb-1929 1-Aug-1981 Dictator of Panama, 1968-81
Juan Trippe
Business
27-Jun-1899 3-Apr-1981 Founder of Pan-Am
Harold C. Urey
Chemist
29-Apr-1893 5-Jan-1981 Discovered Deuterium
William H. Vanderbilt
Politician
24-Nov-1901 14-Apr-1981 Governor of Rhode Island, 1939-41
Vera-Ellen
Dancer
16-Feb-1921 30-Aug-1981 On the Town
George Voskovec
Actor
19-Jun-1905 1-Jul-1981 12 Angry Men
DeWitt Wallace
Business
12-Nov-1889 30-Mar-1981 Founder of Reader's Digest
Harry Warren
Composer
24-Dec-1893 22-Sep-1981 Forty-Second Street
Alec Waugh
Author
8-Jul-1898 3-Sep-1981 The Loom of Youth
Eric Williams
Head of State
25-Sep-1911 29-Mar-1981 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, 1956-81
Natalie Wood
Actor
20-Jul-1938 29-Nov-1981 Rebel Without A Cause
William Wyler
Film Director
1-Jul-1902 27-Jul-1981 Ben-Hur
Frances Yates
Historian
28-Nov-1899 29-Sep-1981 The Art of Memory
Charles W. Yost
Diplomat
6-Nov-1907 21-May-1981 US Ambassador to the UN, 1969-71
Hideki Yukawa
Physicist
23-Jan-1907 8-Sep-1981 Predicted existence of mesons
Harry von Zell
Actor
11-Jul-1906 21-Nov-1981 You're in the Navy Now


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