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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Antonio Pons
Acting president of ecuador (1935).
Born November 10th, 1897 in Guayaquil.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 82 years old in Guayaquil (pneumonia).
Ary Abramovich Sternfeld
Russian early spaceflight scientists (1905–1980).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Sieradz.
Died July 5th, 1980 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Pedro Vallana
Spanish footballer (1897-1980).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Getxo.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 82 years old in Montevideo.
Jean Templin
French-polish footballer (1928–1980).
Born December 14th, 1928 in France.
Died November 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy. [ref]
Mariano Suárez Veintimilla
President of ecuador (1947).
Born June 8th, 1897 in Otavalo.
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Quito.
Marion Jessup
American tennis player (1896–1980).
Born May 6th, 1896 in Allentown.
Died August 14th, 1980 at 84 years old
Joseph Ashbrook
American astronomer (1918–1980).
Born April 4th, 1918 in Philadelphia.
Died August 4th, 1980 at 62 years old
Ève Francis
French actress (1886-1980).
Born August 20th, 1886 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.
Died December 6th, 1980 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
László Szollás
Hungarian figure skater (1907–1980).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Ronald Allen Harris
Boxer (1947-1980).
Born February 8th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 33 years old in Detroit.
Shigemaru Takenokoshi
Japanese association football player and manager (1906–1980).
Born February 15th, 1906 in Usuki.
Died October 6th, 1980 at 74 years old in Bunkyō-ku.
José Muguerza
Spanish footballer (1911-1980).
Born September 15th, 1911 in Eibar.
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Mexico City.
Jørgen Stubberud
Norwegian polar explorer (1883-1980).
Born April 17th, 1883 in Oppegård Municipality. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1980 at 96 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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.
Eddie Scarf
Australian wrestler (1908-1980).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Quirindi. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Camperdown. [ref]
Theodor Luts
Estonian film director and cinematographer (1896–1980).
Born August 14th, 1896 in Kuremaa, Palamuse.
Died September 24th, 1980 at 84 years old in São Paulo.
Fatma Gevheri Sultan
Ottoman noble (1904–1980).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 76 years old in Istanbul.
Adalgisa Nery
Brazilian writer and politician (1905-1980).
Born October 29th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Mario Lanzi
Italian athletics competitor (1914–1980).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Castelletto sopra Ticino.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 65 years old in Schio.
Walter Max Zimmerman
German botanist (1892-1980).
Born May 9th, 1892 in Walldürn.
Died June 30th, 1980 at 88 years old in Tübingen.
Erich Zepler
Electronics engineer, chess problemist (1898–1980).
Born January 27th, 1898 in Herford.
Died May 13th, 1980 at 82 years old in Southampton.
Nelson López
Argentine footballer.
Born June 24th, 1941 in Argentina. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 38 years old
Jan Fethke
German-polish film director.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Opole.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Deaths 526 to 550 of 674
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