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Helen Humes
1913–1981
jazz musician, singer, composer
Official cause
cancer
"Killer" Buddy Austin
1929–1981
professional wrestler
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Thomas McElwee
1957–1981
revolutionary
Official cause
starvation
Claude Batho
1935–1981
photographer
Official cause
cancer
Melvyn Douglas
1901–1981
television actor, film actor, stage actor
Official cause
pneumonia
Yaakov Shabtai
1934–1981
linguist, translator, playwright
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Delfo Cabrera
1919–1981
marathon runner, long-distance runner
Official cause
traffic collision
Kieran Doherty
1955–1981
politician
Official cause
starvation
Paddy Chayefsky
1923–1981
screenwriter, novelist, playwright
Official cause
cancer
Guy Grey-Smith
1916–1981
painter
Official cause
tuberculosis
Martin Hurson
1956–1981
political activist
Official cause
starvation
Giorgio De Lullo
1921–1981
actor, theatre director, stage actor
Official cause
liver cirrhosis
Ken McElroy
1934–1981
criminal
Official cause
gunshot wound
Éva Földes
1914–1981
writer, journalist, university teacher
Official cause
disaster
Joe McDonnell
1951–1981
political activist
Official cause
starvation
Keefe Brasselle
1923–1981
actor, film producer, novelist
Official cause
liver disease
Peace Pilgrim
1908–1981
peace activist, teacher, pacifist
Official cause
traffic collision
Isao Kimura
1923–1981
actor, film actor
Official cause
esophageal cancer
Ross Martin
1920–1981
film actor, stage actor, television actor
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Rushton Moreve
1948–1981
musician
Official cause
traffic collision
Evalyn Knapp
1906–1981
actor, film actor
Official cause
disease
Allen Ludden
1917–1981
actor, television personality, film actor
Official cause
stomach cancer
Olin Dows
1904–1981
painter, artist, printmaker
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Silme Domingo
1952–1981
trade unionist, manual worker
Official cause
gunshot wound