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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Pete DePaolo
American racing driver (1898-1980).
Born April 15th, 1898 in Roseland.
Died November 26th, 1980 at 82 years old
Joachim Hämmerling
Danish-german biologist (1901-1980).
Born March 9th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 79 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Polish tennis player (1912–1980).
Born October 15th, 1912 in Kraków.
Died February 28th, 1980 at 67 years old in Katowice.
Jimmy Forrest
African american jazz musician (1920-1980).
Born January 24th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 60 years old in Grand Rapids.
Kurt Mendelssohn
German-born british physicist.
Born January 7th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 74 years old in Oxford.
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Carlos López Moctezuma
Mexican actor (1909–1980).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died July 14th, 1980 at 70 years old in Aguascalientes City (myocardial infarction).
Julio de Caro
Argentine musician (1899–1980).
Born December 11th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Mar del Plata.
William Prager
American applied mathematician (1903-1980).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Lado Gudiashvili
Georgian artist (1896-1980).
Born March 30th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Forrest C. Donnell
American politician (1884–1980).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Quitman.
Died March 3rd, 1980 at 95 years old in St. Louis.
Arkady Severny
Russian musician (1939-1980).
Born March 12th, 1939 in Ivanovo.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Alvin Ward Gouldner
Professor of sociology (1920-1980).
Born July 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Secondo Campini
Italian engineer (1904-1980).
Born August 28th, 1904 in Bologna.
Died February 7th, 1980 at 75 years old in Milan.
Rachel Fuller Brown
American chemist (1898–1980).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Springfield.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Albany.
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
Max Alpert
Soviet russian photo journalist (1899-1980).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Simferopol.
Died November 30th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Nasrollah Entezam
Iranian diplomat (1900-1980).
Born February 16th, 1900 in Tehran.
Died December 19th, 1980 at 80 years old in Tehran.
Sergio Pignedoli
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1910–1980).
Born June 4th, 1910 in Castelnovo ne' Monti.
Died June 15th, 1980 at 70 years old in Reggio Emilia.
Ray Rennahan
American cinematographer (1896–1980).
Born May 1st, 1896 in Las Vegas.
Died May 19th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tarzana.
Zhao Dan
Chinese actor (1915-1980).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Jiangdu District.
Died October 10th, 1980 at 65 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer).
Mario Mattoli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1898–1980).
Born November 30th, 1898 in Tolentino.
Died February 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rome.
Aleksander Jabłoński
Polish physicist (1898-1980).
Born February 26th, 1898 in Voskresenivka.
Died September 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Skierniewice.
Áron Márton
Roman catholic bishop (1896–1980).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Sândominic.
Died September 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Alba Iulia.
Clement Martyn Doke
South african linguist (1893–1980).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Bristol.
Died February 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in East London.
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