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In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Hellmuth Walter
German rocket scientist.
Born August 26th, 1900 in Wedel.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Montclair.
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Spanish politician (1915-1980).
Born November 10th, 1915 in Gijón. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1980 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
Oskar Kummetz
German admiral.
Born July 21st, 1891 in Iłowo-Osada.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 89 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Romolo Valli
Italian actor (1925-1980).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Reggio Emilia.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 54 years old in Rome (traffic collision).
Arthur Melvin Okun
American economist (1928-1980).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Jersey City.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C..
Albert Margai
Sierra leonean prime minister (1910-1980).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Gbangbatoke.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 70 years old in Freetown.
Carmel Myers
Actress (1899-1980).
Born April 4th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Marin Preda
Romanian writer.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia). [ref]
José Calvo
Actor (1916-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Rostislav Alexeyev
Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980).
Born December 18th, 1916 in Novozybkov.
Died February 9th, 1980 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Gabriel Gonzáles Videla
Chilean politician (1898-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in La Serena. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Rosa Albach-Retty
Austrian actress (1874–1980).
Born December 26th, 1874 in Hanau.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 105 years old in Baden.
Miliza Korjus
Estonian-american coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease). [ref]
Sonny Burke
American musical arranger, composer, big band leader and producer (1914–1980).
Born March 22nd, 1914 in Scranton.
Died May 31st, 1980 at 66 years old in Santa Monica.
Hugo Kraas
German general (1911–1980).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Witten.
Died February 20th, 1980 at 69 years old in Selk (myocardial infarction).
Princess Anne of Denmark
Wife of prince george valdemar of denmark; maternal first cousin of elizabeth ii.
Born December 4th, 1917 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 26th, 1980 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver.
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
Frank Duff
Roman catholic activist.
Born June 7th, 1889 in Dublin.
Died November 7th, 1980 at 91 years old in Dublin.
Hans Hüttig
Ss officer (1894-1980); nazi concentration camp commandant.
Born April 5th, 1894 in Dresden.
Died February 23rd, 1980 at 85 years old in Wachenheim.
Edward Bullard
British geophysicist (1907–1980).
Born September 21st, 1907 in Norwich.
Died April 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in La Jolla.
Euphemia Haynes
American mathematician.
Born September 11th, 1890 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 25th, 1980 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Boris Kaufman
American cinematographer.
Born August 24th, 1906 in Białystok.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian writer and playwright.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado
Cuban rebel & civil servant (1923–1980).
Born December 30th, 1923 in Villa Clara Province.
Died July 28th, 1980 at 56 years old in Havana.
Katharine Mary Briggs
British folklorist (1898–1980).
Born November 8th, 1898 in Hampstead.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 81 years old in St Margaret's at Cliffe.
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard