In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Jan Fethke
German-polish film director.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Opole.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Ronald Allen Harris
Boxer (1947-1980).
Born February 8th, 1947 in Detroit.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 33 years old in Detroit.
Charley Borah
American athlete (1906–1980).
Born November 1st, 1906 in Fairfield.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Phoenix.
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1893-1980).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 86 years old
Rza Tahmasib
Soviet film director (1894–1980).
Born April 20th, 1894 in Nakhchivan.
Died February 14th, 1980 at 85 years old in Baku.
Nikolay Bogolyubov
Russian-soviet actor (1899-1980).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Ivanovka.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Kaarlo Mäkinen
Olympic wrestler (1892-1980).
Born May 14th, 1892 in Mariehamn.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 87 years old in Turku.
Bolesław Woytowicz
Polish composer, pianist, educator (1899–1980).
Born December 5th, 1899 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Katowice.
Harold Johnson
American astronomer (1921–1980).
Born April 17th, 1921 in Denver.
Died April 2nd, 1980 at 58 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Albin Dahl
Swedish footballer (1900-1980).
Born January 2nd, 1900 in Landskrona.
Died February 15th, 1980 at 80 years old in Helsingborg.
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Shohachi Ishii
Olympic wrestler (1926-1980).
Born September 20th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died January 4th, 1980 at 53 years old
Josep Llorens i Artigas
Spanish ceramic artist (1892–1980).
Born June 16th, 1892 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1980 at 88 years old in Barcelona.
Rex Norris
Field hockey player.
Died September 17th, 1980 at 81 years old in London Borough of Ealing.
Dionýz Ilkovič
Slovak chemist, physicist and educator (1907-1980).
Born January 18th, 1907 in Šarišský Štiavnik.
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Bratislava.
Marta Ehrlich
Croatian painter (1910–1980).
Born April 27th, 1910 in Zagreb.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 69 years old in Zagreb.
Jerzy Żurawlew
Polish pianist, conductor and teacher (1886-1980).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
Hilde Konetzni
Singer (1905–1980).
Born March 21st, 1905 in Vienna.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Vakhtang Ananyan
Armenian writer (1905–1980).
Born August 8th, 1905 in Shamakhyan.
Died March 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Vicente López Carril
Spanish road bicycle racer (1942–1980).
Born December 2nd, 1942 in Donas, Boqueixón.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 37 years old in Gijón (watershed stroke).
Ahmet Berman
Turkish association football player (1932–1980).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Fatih.
Died December 25th, 1980 at 48 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Soria
Peruvian footballer (1906–1980).
Born March 10th, 1906 in Lima.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 74 years old
Stanisław Gołąb
Polish mathematician (1902–1980).
Born July 26th, 1902 in Travnik.
Died April 30th, 1980 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Gösta Cederlund
Swedish actor and director (1888–1980).
Born March 6th, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1980 at 92 years old in Högalid Parish. [ref]
David Marr
British neuroscientist and psychologist (1945–1980).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Woodford.
Died November 25th, 1980 at 35 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu