In the year 1980
673 Notable deaths
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]
Tom Godwin
American writer (1915–1980).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Maryland.
Died August 31st, 1980 at 65 years old
Tryggve Gran
Norwegian flying ace, polar explorer and author (1888–1980).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 91 years old in Grimstad.
Emilio Pujol
Catalan classical guitarist.
Born September 10th, 1886 in La Granadella.
Died November 15th, 1980 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
Alexander Mach
Slovak minister of interior of the slovakia and publicist (1902-1980).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Palárikovo. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Mollie Steimer
Russian anarchist (1897-1980).
Born November 21st, 1897 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cuernavaca (heart failure).
Vasja Pirc
Slovenian chess player (1907–1980).
Born December 19th, 1907 in Idrija.
Died June 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ljubljana.
William Howard Stein
American biochemist (1911–1980).
Born June 25th, 1911 in New York City.
Died February 2nd, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City.
Mikhail Kaufman
Soviet russian camera operator and film director (1897-1980).
Born September 4th, 1897 in Białystok. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1980 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Justas Paleckis
Lithuanian journalist (1899-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1899 in Telšiai.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Vilnius.
Yakov Malik
Soviet diplomat (1906-1980).
Born December 19th, 1906 in Zmiiv.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Chieko Higashiyama
Japanese actress (1890–1980).
Born September 30th, 1890 in Chiba.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Yokohama.
Oscar Alemán
Argentine jazz musician.
Born February 20th, 1909 in Resistencia.
Died October 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Jijé
Comic artist (1914–1980).
Born January 13th, 1914 in Gedinne.
Died June 19th, 1980 at 66 years old in Versailles.
Karl Olivecrona
Swedish jurist (1897-1980).
Born October 25th, 1897 in Norrbärke församling.
Died February 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Juan Garcia Oliver
Spanish anarchist (1902-1980).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Reus. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 78 years old in Guadalajara.
Helmut Käutner
German film director and actor (1908–1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti.
Gastone Nencini
Italian cyclist (1930–1980).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Barberino di Mugello.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 49 years old in Florence.
Jacob Talmon
Historian of modern age, political scientist, pedagogue, penman, university teacher (1916-1980).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Rypin.
Died June 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure).
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