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In the year 1980
654 Notable deaths
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.
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrator (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca.
María Luisa Bombal
Chilean writer (1910–1980).
Born June 8th, 1910 in Viña del Mar.
Died May 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Santiago (functional gastrointestinal disorder).
Margaret Cole
English socialist politician (1893-1980).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Cambridge.
Died May 7th, 1980 at 87 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg.
Yahya El Mashad
Egyptian nuclear physicist (1932-1980).
Born November 1st, 1932 in Benha.
Died June 14th, 1980 at 47 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (assassination).
Elliott Nugent
American actor, playwright, writer, and film director (1896-1980).
Born September 20th, 1896 in Dover.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 83 years old in New York City (disease).
Simonne Mathieu
French tennis player, commander of the corps des volontaires françaises in wwii (1908-1980).
Born January 31st, 1908 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Chatou.
Hermann Niehoff
German general (1897–1980).
Born April 3rd, 1897 in Papenburg.
Died November 5th, 1980 at 83 years old in Riegsee.
Alfred Neubauer
Austrian motor racing team manager (1891–1980).
Born March 29th, 1891 in Nový Jičín. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Friedrich Hoßbach
German general (1894-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1894 in Unna.
Died September 10th, 1980 at 85 years old in Göttingen.
Hawayo Takata
Introduced reiki to the western world (1900–1980).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Hanamaulu.
Died December 11th, 1980 at 79 years old
Aleksander Ford
Polish film director (1908–1980).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 71 years old in Naples (hanging to death).
Ida Kamińska
Polish actress (1899-1980).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 80 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Sihugo Green
American basketball player.
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Morris Stoloff
American composer (1898-1980).
Born August 1st, 1898 in Philadelphia.
Died April 16th, 1980 at 81 years old in Woodland Hills.
Arend Heyting
Dutch mathematician and logician (1898-1980).
Born May 9th, 1898 in Amsterdam.
Died July 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Sol Lesser
American film producer (1890–1980).
Born February 17th, 1890 in Washington.
Died September 19th, 1980 at 90 years old in Hollywood.
Gerard Bucknall
British army general (1894–1980).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Rock Ferry.
Died December 7th, 1980 at 86 years old in Cheam.
William Gemmell Cochran
British / american statistician (1909–1980).
Born July 15th, 1909 in Rutherglen.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 70 years old in Orleans.
Maurice Genevoix
French writer (1890-1980).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Decize. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Xàbia.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Japanese businessman (1893-1980).
Born November 3rd, 1893 in Tokyo.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Osaka.
Raymond Mays
British racing driver (1899-1980).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Bourne.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 80 years old
Alf Sjöberg
Swedish film director (1903-1980).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died August 17th, 1980 at 77 years old in Oscar Parish (traffic collision). [ref]
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