In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
José Américo de Almeida
Brazilian writer and politician (1887–1980).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Areia.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 93 years old in João Pessoa.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Sound engineer (1905-1980).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Santa Barbara.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara.
Franz Schafheitlin
Actor (1895-1980).
Born August 9th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1980 at 84 years old in Pullach.
Andrija Anković
Croatian footballer (1937-1980).
Born July 16th, 1937 in Gabela.
Died April 28th, 1980 at 42 years old in Split (myocardial infarction).
Keijo Liinamaa
Finnish politician and lawyer (1929–1980).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Mänttä. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1980 at 51 years old in Helsinki.
Elzada Clover
American botanist (1897-1980).
Born September 12th, 1897 in Auburn.
Died November 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in McAllen.
Dorothy West
American actress (1891-1980).
Born August 29th, 1891 in Griffin.
Died December 11th, 1980 at 89 years old in Davenport.
Ľudovít Fulla
Czechoslovak graphic and painter (1902-1980).
Born April 27th, 1902 in Ružomberok.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 77 years old in Bratislava.
Emilio Cigoli
Italian actor and voice actor (1909-1980).
Born November 18th, 1909 in Livorno.
Died November 7th, 1980 at 70 years old in Rome.
Emanuel Sperner
German mathematician, best known for two theorems (1905-1980).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Prusinowice, Opole Voivodeship.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Laufen. [ref]
Albert Simonin
French writer (1905-1980).
Born April 18th, 1905 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Teresa Noce
Italian politician (1900–1980).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Turin.
Died January 22nd, 1980 at 79 years old in Bologna.
Bronisław Knaster
Xxth century mathematician (1893–1980).
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 87 years old in Wrocław.
Marie-Antoinette Tonnelat
French physicist (1912–1980).
Born March 5th, 1912 in Charolles.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Stepan Klochurak
Ukrainian politician, minister of defense of carpatho-ukraine.
Born February 27th, 1895 in Yasinya.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 84 years old in Prague.
Gaetano Belloni
Italian racing cyclist (1892–1980).
Born August 26th, 1892 in Pizzighettone.
Died January 9th, 1980 at 87 years old in Milan.
Herm Schaefer
American basketball player-coach (1918-1980).
Born December 20th, 1918 in Fort Wayne.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 61 years old in Indianapolis.
Sam Ferris
British long-distance runner.
Born August 29th, 1900 in Northern Ireland.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 79 years old in Torquay.
Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld
German general and knight's cross recipient (1889–1980).
Born June 9th, 1889 in Eisenach.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 91 years old in Felsberg.
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Soviet actor (1905-1980).
Born December 24th, 1908 in Kyiv.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Aoua Kéita
Malian politician (1912-1980).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Bamako.
Died May 7th, 1980 at 67 years old in Bamako.
Lina Pagliughi
Italian-american opera singer.
Born May 27th, 1907 in United States, Brooklyn.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in Gatteo.
Furio Jesi
Italian historian and archaeologist (1941–1980).
Died June 17th, 1980 at 39 years old in Genoa (asphyxia).
Petar Trifunović
Yugoslav chess grandmaster (1910–1980).
Born August 31st, 1910 in Dubrovnik.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 674
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci