Famous Deaths for December 1981
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◀ 1980 1981 1982 ▶ | ||||||
Months in 1981: January February March April May June July August September October November
Deaths 1 - 21 of 21
2nd - Hershy Kay, composer, dies at 62
2nd - Nicolaas "Cola" Debrot, gov of Dutch Antilles (1962-70), dies at 79
2nd - Wallace K[irkman] Harrison, US architect (UN), dies at 86
3rd - Walter Knott, American farmer (b. 1889)
8th - Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64
9th - Tonny Til, rocker, dies at 56
9th - Daniel Faulkner, Philadelphia police officer (b. 1955)
10th - John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89
13th - Cornelius Cardew, composer, dies at 45
13th - Pigmeat Markham, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In), dies at 75
18th - Mehmet Shehu, PM Albania (1954-81)/"US-Russ spy", commits suicide
20th - Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)
21st - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
26th - Savithri, Indian actress (b. 1937)
26th - Amber Reeves, feminist writer (b. 1887)
27th - Hoagy Carmichael, US actor/songwriter (Stardust), dies at 82
28th - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born film director (b. 1885)
29th - Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41
29th - Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer (b. 1893)
30th - Alfie Anido, Filipino actor (b. 1959)
31st - Frantisek Chaun, composer, dies at 60
