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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Lina Pagliughi
Italian-american opera singer.
Born May 27th, 1907 in United States, Brooklyn.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in Gatteo.
Pavel Kutakhov
Soviet military commander (1914-1984).
Born August 16th, 1914 in Malokirsanovka.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Dyre Vaa
Norwegian artist (1903-1980).
Born January 19th, 1903 in Kviteseid Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Rauland Municipaity.
Paavo Yrjölä
Finnish decathlete (1902–1980).
Born June 18th, 1902 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Hämeenkyrö.
Avtandil Gogoberidze
Georgian footballer (1922-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Sukhumi.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
Gerrit Keizer
Dutch footballer (1910–1980).
Born August 18th, 1910 in Amsterdam.
Died December 5th, 1980 at 70 years old in Amsterdam.
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Russian film director (1909–1980).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Vovchansk.
Died December 28th, 1980 at 71 years old in Zheleznodorozhny.
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of wwii and heroine of the soviet union (1920-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Polotsky Uyezd.
Died May 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Polatsk.
Mikhail Vodopyanov
Soviet air force general (1899-1980).
Born November 18th, 1899.
Died August 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Amir Kumar
Field hockey player (1923-1980).
Born August 10th, 1923 in Lahore.
Died January 25th, 1980 at 56 years old in Lucknow.
Rudolf Bürger
Romanian footballer (1908-1980).
Born October 31st, 1908 in Timișoara.
Died January 20th, 1980 at 71 years old in Timișoara.
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Prime minister of iceland (1894-1980).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Eyjafjörður.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 86 years old in Reykjavík.
Miguel Capuccini
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1980).
Born January 5th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died June 9th, 1980 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Jóhann Hafstein
Icelandic politician (1915-1980).
Born September 19th, 1915 in Akureyri.
Died May 15th, 1980 at 64 years old in Akureyri.
Emily Hood Westacott
Australian tennis player (1910–1980).
Born May 6th, 1910 in Brisbane.
Died October 9th, 1980 at 70 years old
Grigory Novak
Soviet weightlifter (1919–1980).
Born March 5th, 1919 in Chernobyl.
Died July 10th, 1980 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Vicente Escudero
Spanish dancer (1892–1980).
Born October 27th, 1892 in Valladolid.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 88 years old in Barcelona.
Juan Larrea
Spanish poet (1895-1980).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1980 at 85 years old in Córdoba. [ref]
Omar Sahnoun
Footballer (1955-1980).
Born August 18th, 1955 in Guerrouma.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 24 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction).
Henry Levin
American film director (1909-1980).
Born June 5th, 1909 in Trenton.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in California.
Zezé Procópio
Brazilian footballer (1913-1980).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Varginha.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 66 years old in Valença.
Charles Edward Hubbard
English botanist (1900-1980).
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Norfolk.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 79 years old
Harri Larva
Finnish middle distance runner (1906–1980).
Born September 9th, 1906 in Turku.
Died November 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Turku.
Louis Daquin
French film director, screenwriter and actor.
Born May 30th, 1908 in Calais.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde