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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Jens Enevoldsen
Chess player (1907-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died May 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Zigmas Jukna
Lithuanian rower.
Born July 13th, 1935 in Telšiai District Municipality.
Died October 7th, 1980 at 45 years old in Vilnius.
Adrienne Thomas
German autobiographical novelist (1897–1980).
Born June 24th, 1897 in Saint-Avold. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1980 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Hryhir Tiutiunnyk
Ukrainian writer (1931–1980).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Shilivka.
Died March 6th, 1980 at 48 years old in Kyiv (hanging to death).
Frank Booth
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1910-1980).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died December 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Newport Beach.
Frank Murphy
American track and field athlete (1889-1980).
Born September 21st, 1889 in East Side.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 90 years old in Urbana.
William Seagrove
British long-distance runner (1898-1980).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 5th, 1980 at 81 years old in Seaford.
Zofia Lissa
Polish musicologist.
Born October 19th, 1908 in Lviv.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Minoru Shibuya
Film director (1907-1980).
Born January 2nd, 1907 in Tokyo.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 73 years old
Heikki Liimatainen
Finnish long distance runner (1894–1980).
Born March 14th, 1894 in Karstula.
Died December 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Porvoo.
Pietro Genovesi
Italian footballer (1902-1980).
Born June 27th, 1902 in Bologna.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bologna.
Barbara Brukalska
Polish architect (1899–1980).
Born December 4th, 1899 in Brzeźce, Masovian Voivodeship. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1980 at 80 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Wolfgang Ehrl
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born March 4th, 1912 in Munich.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 68 years old in Munich.
Robert Morrison
British rower (1902–1980).
Born March 26th, 1902 in Richmond.
Died February 19th, 1980 at 77 years old in Longstanton.
Ali-Asghar Hekmat
Iranian politician.
Born June 16th, 1892 in Shiraz.
Died August 25th, 1980 at 88 years old in Tehran.
Norris Graham
American rower (1906-1980).
Born October 25th, 1906 in Portland.
Died July 9th, 1980 at 73 years old in Tuolumne City.
Llorenç Villalonga
Spanish author (1897–1980).
Born March 1st, 1897 in Palma.
Died January 28th, 1980 at 82 years old in Palma.
Per-Olof Östrand
Swimmer (1930–1980).
Born June 13th, 1930 in Hofors.
Died October 26th, 1980 at 50 years old in Skärholmen.
Saturnino Osorio
Salvadoran footballer (1945-1980).
Born January 6th, 1945 in El Salvador.
Died September 7th, 1980 at 35 years old in Mejicanos.
Hans Wetterström
Canoe racer (1923–1980).
Born December 11th, 1923 in Nyköping.
Died November 17th, 1980 at 56 years old in Nyköping.
Félix Welkenhuysen
Belgian footballer (1908-1980).
Born December 12th, 1908 in Saint-Gilles.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 71 years old
Francesco Zucchetti
Italian racing cyclist.
Born April 14th, 1902 in Cernusco sul Naviglio.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 77 years old in Trichiana.
José de Anchieta Fontana
Brazilian footballer (1940-1980).
Born December 31st, 1940 in Santa Teresa.
Died September 9th, 1980 at 39 years old in Santa Teresa (myocardial infarction).
Piet Bouman
Dutch footballer (1892–1980).
Born October 14th, 1892 in Dordrecht.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 87 years old in Tytsjerksteradiel.
Claude Ménard
High jumper from france.
Born November 14th, 1906 in Montrésor.
Died September 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in Amboise.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 674
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black