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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
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).
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna.
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer).
Birendranath Sircar
Indian film producer, prince noble ii of hatkhola royal family.
Born July 5th, 1901 in Bhagalpur.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Finn Ronne
American explorer (1899–1980).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bethesda.
Alfred Andersch
Prosaist, short story writer, publisher, and radio editor (1914-1980).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Munich.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 66 years old in Berzona (kidney failure).
Wilhelm Hoegner
German politician (1887–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1887 in Munich.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 92 years old in Munich.
Virginia Brown Faire
American actress (1904–1980).
Born June 26th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 1980 at 76 years old in Laguna Beach.
Babe London
Actress (1901-1980).
Born August 28th, 1901 in Des Moines.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Kenneth Blackburne
British colonial administrator (1907–1980).
Born December 12th, 1907 in Bordon.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Douglas.
Ernst Ocwirk
Austrian footballer (1926-1980).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 53 years old in Klein-Pöchlarn (multiple sclerosis).
Nachum Gutman
Painter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Telenești.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv, Israel. [ref]
André Leducq
French cyclist (1904–1980).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Marseille.
Dov Joseph
Israeli politician (1899–1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Erle C. Kenton
Film director (1896-1980).
Born August 1st, 1896 in Norborne.
Died January 28th, 1980 at 83 years old in Glendale (Parkinson's disease).
Elvira de Hidalgo
Operatic soprano and pedagogue (1891–1980).
Born December 28th, 1891 in Valderrobres.
Died January 21st, 1980 at 88 years old in Milan.
Dorothy Phillips
American actress (1889-1980).
Born October 30th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Marshall Reed
American actor (1917-1980).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Englewood.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Eqrem Çabej
Albanian historical linguist (1908-1980).
Born August 7th, 1908 in Eskişehir, Gjirokastër.
Died August 13th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Henry Levin
American film director (1909-1980).
Born June 5th, 1909 in Trenton.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in California.
Manlio Brosio
Italian politician, lawyer, and diplomat; nato secretary general (1897-1980).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Turin.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 82 years old in Turin.
Tom Mason
Chiropractor, actor (1920-1980).
Born April 29th, 1920 in Illinois.
Died December 1st, 1980 at 60 years old in Orange.
Walter Rilla
German actor (1894–1980).
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Neunkirchen.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Rosenheim.
Bint al-Huda
Iraqi educator and political activist (1937-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1937 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 43 years old in Baghdad.
Marie Under
Estonian poet (1883-1980).
Born March 27th, 1883 in Tallinn.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
Deaths 351 to 375 of 674
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