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In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Boun Oum
Laotian politician (1912–1980).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Champasak.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 67 years old in Paris, Meudon.
Jacobus Johannes Fouché
South african politician (1898–1980).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Wepener.
Died September 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cape Town.
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]
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
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).
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).
Boris Delaunay
Soviet mathematician (1890–1980).
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow.
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).
Tom Waring
English footballer (1906-1980).
Born October 12th, 1906 in England.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 74 years old in Birkenhead.
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.
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980).
Born December 13th, 1890 in McKeesport.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 90 years old in New York City.
Gareth Evans
British philosopher.
Born May 12th, 1946 in London. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1980 at 34 years old in Oxford.
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]
Zhang Fakui
Chinese general (1896-1980).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Shixing County.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Frank Wykoff
American athlete (1909–1980).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Altadena. [ref]
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Military leader, historian, viceroy (1911-1980).
Died November 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in London.
Peppino De Filippo
Italian actor (1903-1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Naples.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Odile Versois
French comedian and actress.
Born June 14th, 1930 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Philip MacDonald
British writer (1900–1980).
Born November 5th, 1900 in London.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills.
Víctor Galíndez
Argentine boxer (1948-1980).
Born November 2nd, 1948 in Vedia, Buenos Aires.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 31 years old in 25 de Mayo (traffic collision).
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California. [ref]
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Polish philosopher (1886–1980).
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Warsaw.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Jean Robic
French cyclist (1921-1980).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Condé-lès-Vouziers. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1980 at 59 years old in Claye-Souilly (traffic collision). [ref]
Sammy Angott
American boxer (1915-1980).
Born January 17th, 1915 in Washington.
Died October 22nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Cleveland.
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