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In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Patrick Gordon Walker
British labour politician (1907–1980).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Worthing.
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in London.
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Culver City.
Edith Evanson
American actress (1896-1980).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff
German general (1905–1980).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich.
Puran Chand Joshi
Indian politician (1907–1980).
Born April 14th, 1907 in Almora.
Died November 10th, 1980 at 73 years old in Delhi.
Hiroshi Inagaki
Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, actor (1905–1980).
Born December 30th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Camara Laye
Guinean writer (1928–1980).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Kouroussa.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 52 years old in Dakar (kidney disease).
Valko Chervenkov
Former general secretary of the bulgarian communist party.
Born September 6th, 1900 in Zlatitsa.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
23rd president of argentina (1887–1980).
Born February 12th, 1887 in Lanús.
Died October 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jack Bailey
American actor and daytime game show (1907-1980).
Born September 15th, 1907 in Hampton.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 72 years old in Santa Monica.
Hélio Oiticica
Brazilian visual artist (1937-1980).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke). [ref]
Filipp Golikov
Soviet marshal (1900-1980).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Borisova.
Died July 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
Spanish politician (1898-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Farrokhroo Parsa
Iranian politician (1922-1980).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Qom.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound, execution).
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891–1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome.
Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980).
Born March 11th, 1924 in Venice.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 56 years old in Venice (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Deutsch
British-american composer, conductor and arranger.
Born October 20th, 1897 in London.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 82 years old in Palm Desert.
Nikos Xilouris
Greek composer-singer (1936-1980).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Anogeia Municipality.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 43 years old in Metaxa Hospital (brain cancer).
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
Spanish naturalist, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker (1928-1980).
Born March 14th, 1928 in Poza de la Sal.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 52 years old in Shaktoolik (aviation accident).
Marian Spychalski
Polish architect, military officer and communist politician.
Born December 6th, 1906 in Łódź. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1980 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Marino Marini
Italian sculptor (1901-1980).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Egon Pearson
British statistician (1895-1980).
Born August 11th, 1895 in Hampstead.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Midhurst.
Sonja Wigert
Norwegian-swedish actress.
Born November 11th, 1913 in Notodden Municipality.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in l'Alfàs del Pi.
Ángel Sanz Briz
Spanish diplomat (1910-1980).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Zaragoza.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 69 years old in Palazzo di Spagna. [ref]
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