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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Military leader, historian, viceroy (1911-1980).
Died November 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in London.
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).
Jean Robic
French cyclist (1921–1980).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Condé-lès-Vouziers.
Died October 6th, 1980 at 59 years old in Claye-Souilly (traffic collision).
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]
Philip MacDonald
British writer (1900–1980).
Born November 5th, 1900 in London.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills.
Peppino De Filippo
Italian actor (1903–1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Naples.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 76 years old in Rome.
Odile Versois
French comedian and actress (1930–1980).
Born June 14th, 1930 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County.
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California.
Dahmane El Harrachi
Algerian singer and musician(1926-1980), is one of the most popular & revered singers / composer..
Born July 7th, 1926 in El Biar. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1980 at 54 years old in Aïn Bénian (traffic collision).
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Polish philosopher (1886–1980).
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Warsaw.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
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).
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.
Sammy Angott
American boxer (1915-1980).
Born January 17th, 1915 in Washington.
Died October 22nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Cleveland.
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.
Sihugo Green
American basketball player (1933–1980).
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
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).
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.
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).
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
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).
Hermann Niehoff
German general (1897–1980).
Born April 3rd, 1897 in Papenburg.
Died November 5th, 1980 at 83 years old in Riegsee.
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).
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]
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