In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Áron Márton
Roman catholic bishop (1896–1980).
Born August 28th, 1896 in Sândominic.
Died September 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Alba Iulia.
William Prager
American applied mathematician (1903-1980).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Karlsruhe.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Vasiliy Grabin
Soviet artillery designer (1900-1980).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Staronizhestebliyevskaya.
Died April 18th, 1980 at 80 years old in Korolyov.
Marcello Pagliero
Italian actor and director (1907-1980).
Born January 15th, 1907 in London.
Died December 9th, 1980 at 73 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Eugenia Umińska
Polish violinist (1910–1980).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 70 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Lucien Buysse
Belgian cyclist (1892–1980).
Born September 11th, 1892 in Deinze.
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 87 years old in Deinze.
Toshiko Yuasa
Japanese physicist (1909-1980).
Born December 11th, 1909 in Ueno.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Rouen (cancer).
Christian Møller
Danish scientist (1904–1980).
Born December 22nd, 1904 in Hundslev.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 75 years old in Ordrup.
Anne Cornwall
American actress (1897–1980).
Born January 17th, 1897 in New York City.
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Van Nuys (disease).
Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and politician (1904–1980).
Born May 4th, 1904 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 75 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
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.
Humberto Tozzi
Brazilian footballer (1934-1980).
Born February 4th, 1934 in São João de Meriti.
Died April 17th, 1980 at 46 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Erast Garin
Soviet actor, film and theatre director, screenwriter (1902-1980).
Born November 10th, 1902 in Ryazan.
Died September 4th, 1980 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Gündüz Kılıç
Turkish association football player and manager (1918–1980).
Born October 29th, 1918 in Istanbul.
Died May 17th, 1980 at 61 years old in New York City.
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
Belgian chess grandmaster (1911–1980).
Born May 17th, 1911 in Anderlecht.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Song Yo-chan
Prime minister of south korea, former japanese soldier (1918-1980).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Cheongyang County.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 62 years old in Chicago (disease).
Mia May
Austrian actress (1884-1980).
Born June 2nd, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 96 years old in Hollywood.
Lucy Morton
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1898-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1898 in Knutsford.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 82 years old in Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Josias Braun-Blanquet
Swiss botanist (1884–1980).
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Chur.
Died September 20th, 1980 at 96 years old in Montpellier.
Memmo Carotenuto
Italian actor (1908-1980).
Born August 23rd, 1908 in Rome.
Died December 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome.
Egidio Vagnozzi
Catholic cardinal (1906-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1906 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rome.
Enrico Celio
Member of the swiss federal council (1889-1980).
Born June 19th, 1889 in Ambrì.
Died February 23rd, 1980 at 90 years old in Lugano.
Anna Ticho
Israeli artist (1894-1980).
Born October 27th, 1894 in Brno.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 85 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Naum Akhiezer
Russian mathematician (1901–1980).
Born March 6th, 1901 in Cherykaw.
Died June 3rd, 1980 at 79 years old in Kharkiv.
Kálmán Konrád
Hungarian footballer (1896–1980).
Born May 23rd, 1896 in Bačka Palanka.
Died May 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Deaths 426 to 450 of 674
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius