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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Piersanti Mattarella
Italian politician (1935-1980).
Born May 24th, 1935 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 44 years old in Palermo.
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist (1927–1980).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Houston.
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 52 years old in Houston.
Gerhard von Schwerin
German general (1899-1980).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Hanover.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rottach-Egern.
John Collier
British writer (1901-1980).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Toyen
Czech painter, photographer, writer and artist (1902–1980).
Born October 21st, 1902 in Smíchov.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Patrick Gordon Walker
British labour politician (1907–1980).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Worthing.
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in London.
Gustav Krukenberg
German general (1888-1980).
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Mohammad Hossein Fahmideh
Iranian child soldier in the iran-iraq war (1967–1980).
Died November 10th, 1980 at 13 years old in Khorramshahr (hand grenade).
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff
German general (1905–1980).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich.
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.
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 29th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Puran Chand Joshi
Indian politician (1907–1980).
Born April 14th, 1907 in Almora.
Died November 10th, 1980 at 73 years old in Delhi.
Valko Chervenkov
Bulgarian communist politician, prime minister (1900-1980).
Born September 6th, 1900 in Zlatitsa.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Camara Laye
Guinean writer (1928–1980).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Kouroussa.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 52 years old in Dakar (kidney disease).
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891–1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome.
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.
Filipp Golikov
Soviet marshal (1900-1980).
Born July 15th, 1900 in Borisova.
Died July 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
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.
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]
Kathleen Burke
American actress (1913-1980).
Born September 5th, 1913 in Hammond.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 66 years old in Glendale (disease).
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).
Hélio Oiticica
Brazilian visual artist (1937-1980).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
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).
Deaths 226 to 250 of 674
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson