In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill
British politician (1901-1980).
Born April 19th, 1901 in London.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 78 years old in London Borough of Camden.
Walter Susskind
Czech-british conductor, composer and pianist (1913-1980).
Born May 1st, 1913 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1980 at 66 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Maurice Cornforth
British marxist philosopher (1909–1980).
Born October 28th, 1909 in London, Willesden.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 71 years old in London, Islington.
Gerhard Hanappi
Austrian footballer (1929-1980).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vienna (lymphoma).
Poul Kjærholm
Danish designer (1929-1980).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Østervrå.
Died April 18th, 1980 at 51 years old in Hillerød (lung cancer).
Carl Ebert
German actor (1887-1980).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
Shōjirō Iida
Japanese general (1888–1980).
Born August 8th, 1888 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Raymond Thayer Birge
American physical chemist (1887–1980).
Born March 13th, 1887 in Brooklyn.
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Berkeley.
Louis Neefs
Belgian singer and presenter (1937–1980).
Born August 8th, 1937 in Gierle.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 43 years old in Lier (traffic collision).
Ruth Aarons
American table tennis player (1918-1980).
Born June 11th, 1918 in Stamford.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Alberto Demicheli
Dictator of uruguay (1896-1980).
Born August 7th, 1896 in Rocha.
Died October 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Montevideo.
Ivan Gošnjak
Yugoslav politician (1909-1980).
Born June 10th, 1909 in Ogulin.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Joe Bradford
English footballer (1901-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Peggs Green.
Died September 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Birmingham.
Herbert Agar
American journalist (1897-1980).
Born September 29th, 1897 in New Rochelle.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 83 years old in Sussex.
Louise Lovely
Australian actress (1895-1980).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Paddington.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 85 years old in Hobart.
Dobriša Cesarić
Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980).
Born January 10th, 1902 in Požega.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Gigi Ballista
Italian actor (1918-1980).
Born December 1st, 1918 in Florence.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 61 years old in Rome.
Einar Hille
American mathematician (1894–1980).
Born June 28th, 1894 in New York City.
Died February 12th, 1980 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
Joachim Hämmerling
Danish-german biologist (1901-1980).
Born March 9th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 79 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Wally Wales
American actor (1895–1980).
Born November 13th, 1895 in Sheridan.
Died February 10th, 1980 at 84 years old in Sheridan (pneumonia, stroke).
Hans-Joachim Schoeps
German historian and academic (1909-1980).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Erlangen.
Giorgio Amendola
Italian writer and politician (1907–1980).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Yamakawa Kikue
Japanese feminist.
Born November 3rd, 1890 in Tokyo.
Died November 2nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Hanna Rovina
Israeli actress (1892-1980).
Born October 9th, 1888 in Byerazino.
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 91 years old in Tel Aviv.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 674
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach