In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Dirch Passer
Danish actor (1926–1980).
Born May 18th, 1926 in Østerbro.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 54 years old in Copenhagen Municipal Hospital.
Albert Margai
Sierra leonean prime minister (1910-1980).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Gbangbatoke.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 70 years old in Freetown.
Hugo Kraas
German general (1911–1980).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Witten.
Died February 20th, 1980 at 69 years old in Selk (myocardial infarction).
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.
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.
Boris Kaufman
American cinematographer (1903–1980).
Born August 24th, 1906 in Białystok.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 73 years old in New York City.
Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian writer and playwright (1912–1980).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver (1940–1980).
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
Piotar Mašeraw
Soviet politician (1918–1980).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Šyrki.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 62 years old in Smaliavičy District (traffic collision).
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.
Boun Oum
Laotian politician (1912–1980).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Champasak.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 67 years old in Paris, Meudon.
Jules Léger
Canadian diplomat and governor general (1913-1980).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Saint-Anicet.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Ivan Triesault
American-estonian actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Allan Pettersson
Swedish composer and violist.
Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd.
Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
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.
Edward Bullard
British geophysicist (1907–1980).
Born September 21st, 1907 in Norwich.
Died April 3rd, 1980 at 72 years old in La Jolla.
Boris Delaunay
Soviet mathematician (1890–1980).
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Andrei Amalrik
Russian writer and dissident (1938-1980).
Born May 12th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died November 12th, 1980 at 42 years old in Guadalajara (traffic collision).
George Borg Olivier
Maltese politician and attorney (1911-1980).
Born July 5th, 1911 in Valletta.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 69 years old in Sliema (disease).
Gareth Evans
British philosopher (1946–1980).
Born May 12th, 1946 in London.
Died August 10th, 1980 at 34 years old
Chang Fa-kwei
Chinese general (1896-1980).
Born September 2nd, 1896 in Shixing County.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Tom Waring
English footballer (1906-1980).
Born October 12th, 1906 in England.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 74 years old in Birkenhead.
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980).
Born December 13th, 1890 in McKeesport.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 90 years old in New York City.
Rolf Nevanlinna
Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis.
Born October 22nd, 1895 in Joensuu.
Died May 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Polish writer (1894–1980).
Born February 20th, 1894 in Kal'nyk. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 674
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson