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In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
George Raft
American actor (1895–1980).
Born September 26th, 1901 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Henry Miller
American novelist (1891–1980).
Born December 26th, 1891 in Yorkville.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades.
Richard Chase
American serial killer and cannibal.
Born May 23rd, 1950 in Santa Clara.
Died December 26th, 1980 at 30 years old in San Quentin State Prison (drug overdose).
Angelo Bruno
American mobster.
Born May 21st, 1910 in Villalba, Sicily.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Hattie Jacques
English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980).
Born February 7th, 1922 in Sandgate.
Died October 6th, 1980 at 58 years old in Eardley Crescent (myocardial infarction).
Yahya Khan
Former pakistani president (1917–1980).
Born February 4th, 1917 in Chakwal.
Died August 10th, 1980 at 63 years old in Rawalpindi.
Seretse Khama
First president of botswana (1921–1980).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Serowe.
Died July 13th, 1980 at 59 years old in Gaborone (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
David Janssen
American actor (1931–1980).
Born March 27th, 1931 in Nebraska, Naponee.
Died February 13th, 1980 at 48 years old in California, Malibu (myocardial infarction).
Óscar Romero
Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917-1980).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador. [ref]
Arun Kumar Chatterjee
Indian actor, director and producer.
Born September 3rd, 1926 in Kolkata.
Died July 24th, 1980 at 53 years old in Tollygunge (myocardial infarction).
Jay Silverheels
Film actor (1912-1980).
Born May 26th, 1912 in Brantford.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 67 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Dorothy Day
American journalist, social activist, and catholic convert (1897-1980).
Born November 8th, 1897 in Brooklyn Heights.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Strother Martin
American actor (1919-1980).
Born March 26th, 1919 in Kokomo.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 61 years old in Thousand Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Roland Barthes
French philosopher and essayist.
Born November 12th, 1915 in Cherbourg.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 64 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle).
William O. Douglas
Us supreme court justice from 1939 to 1975.
Born October 16th, 1898 in Maine Township.
Died January 19th, 1980 at 81 years old in Bethesda.
Erich Fromm
German sociologist and psychoanalyst (1900–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1900 in Frankfurt.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 79 years old in Muralto.
Milburn Stone
Actor (1904-1980).
Born July 5th, 1904 in Burrton.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 75 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
Tex Avery
American animator and director (1908-1980).
Born February 26th, 1908 in Taylor.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 72 years old in Burbank (lung cancer, liver cancer).
Tamara de Lempicka
Polish painter (1898-1980).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
V. V. Giri
Indian politician and 4th president of india (1894-1980).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Berhampur.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 85 years old in Chennai.
Hans Asperger
Austrian pediatrician, medical theorist, and medical professor (1906-1980).
Born February 18th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died October 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Vienna.
Harry R. Truman
American volcano victim (1896-1980).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Ivydale.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 83 years old in Mount St. Helens (pyroclastic flow).
Sahir Ludhianvi
Indian urdu and hindi poet (1921–1980).
Born March 8th, 1921 in Ludhiana.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
David A. Johnston
American volcanologist (1949–1980).
Born December 18th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 30 years old in Mount St. Helens (1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens).
Joe Dassin
French-american musician (1938–1980).
Born November 5th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died August 20th, 1980 at 41 years old in Papeete (myocardial infarction).
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé