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Indian actress (1962-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1962.
Died May 1st, 1980 at 17 years old in Chennai (hanging).
British actress (1927-1980).
Born September 20th, 1927 in Llanelli.
Died November 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).
Soviet politician (1904-1980).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Moscow.
English footballer (1907–1980).
Born January 22nd, 1907 in Birkenhead.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 73 years old in Liverpool (myocardial infarction).
American actor and game show host (1928-1980).
Born December 6th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 51 years old in Los Angeles (brain tumor).
English artist (1903-1980).
Born August 24th, 1903 in Streatham. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1980 at 76 years old in Streatham. [ref]
Actor (1904-1980).
Born May 6th, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 75 years old in Irvine (myocardial infarction).
British photographer, designer, socialite, writer (1904–1980).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Hampstead.
Died January 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Salisbury, Broad Chalke.
Scottish actor (1897–1980).
Born March 25th, 1897 in Dumfries.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 83 years old in Buckinghamshire (pulmonary emphysema).
Dictador of nicaragua (1967–72, 1974–79).
Born December 5th, 1925 in León.
Died September 17th, 1980 at 54 years old in Asunción (RPG-2).
French writer and diplomat.
Born May 21st, 1914 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 66 years old in Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Argentinian actor and singer (1918–1980).
Born September 13th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
American actor (1915–1980).
Born October 18th, 1915 in San Francisco.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 65 years old in North Hollywood (asphyxia).
Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980).
Born January 25th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died July 25th, 1980 at 42 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist (1904-1980).
Born May 9th, 1904 in Grantchester. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1980 at 76 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Saudi arabian militant and soldier (1936-1980).
Born September 16th, 1936 in Sajer.
Died January 9th, 1980 at 43 years old in Mecca (decapitation).
American political scientist (1904–1980).
Born February 17th, 1904 in Coburg.
Died July 19th, 1980 at 76 years old in New York City.
Welsh actor (1912-1980).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Marian-glas. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1980 at 67 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Model, modeling agent.
Born May 1st, 1939 in Culemborg.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 40 years old in Greenwich (lung cancer).
American recording artist; folk musician and composer (1941–1980).
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Eugene.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980).
Born March 1st, 1886 in Pöchlarn.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).
German-british neurologist who created the paralympic games (1899-1980).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Toszek.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 80 years old in Aylesbury.
American psychiatrist (1901–1980).
Born December 5th, 1901 in Aurum.
Died March 25th, 1980 at 78 years old in Phoenix.
American actor (1931-1980).
Born March 12th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died October 10th, 1980 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Austrian-british naturalist, painter, writer, collector and illustrator (1910–1980).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Opava. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Shaba National Reserve. [ref]
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