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In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Heinz Linge
Ss officer; valet for german dictator adolf hitler (1913–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1913 in Bremen.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 67 years old in Hamburg, Bremen.
Kim Jae-gyu
South korean military officer (1926-1980).
Died May 24th, 1980 at 54 years old in Seoul Detention Center (hanging to death).
Jacqueline Cochran
American aviator and businesswoman (1906-1980).
Born May 11th, 1906 in Pensacola.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 74 years old in Indio.
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman (1924–1980).
Born March 23rd, 1924 in Dallas.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 56 years old in Richardson (stroke). [ref]
Walter Rodney
Guyanese marxist, pan-afrianist, and historian (1942-1980).
Born March 23rd, 1942 in Georgetown. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1980 at 38 years old in Guyana, Georgetown. [ref]
Mario Bava
Italian director, screenwriter, special effects artist and cinematographer.
Born July 31st, 1914 in Sanremo. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1980 at 65 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Raoul Walsh
American film director and actor (1887–1980).
Born March 11th, 1887 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Simi Valley (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
George Tobias
Actor.
Born July 14th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died February 27th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).
Barbara Loden
American actress and director.
Born July 8th, 1934 in Asheville. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1980 at 46 years old in East Harlem (breast cancer). [ref]
Mohammad Hatta
1st vice president of indonesia from 1945 to 1956.
Born August 12th, 1902 in Bukittinggi. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1980 at 77 years old in Jakarta. [ref]
Elston Howard
American baseball player and coach (1929-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 14th, 1980 at 51 years old in New York City.
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Gustav Wagner
Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).
Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 69 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Lillian Randolph
American actress (1898–1980).
Born December 14th, 1898 in Knoxville.
Died September 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gail Patrick
American actress, television producer (1911-1980).
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Imogen Hassall
English actress (1942-1980).
Born August 25th, 1942 in Woking.
Died November 16th, 1980 at 38 years old in Wimbledon (drug overdose).
Prince Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse
German prince, head of the electoral house of hesse and member of the nazi party (1896-1980).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 83 years old in Rome.
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
Princess and first down's syndrome child to attend the first school for the handicapped (1915-1980).
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Starnberg.
Charles McGraw
American actor (1914-1980).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Des Moines.
Died July 30th, 1980 at 66 years old in Studio City (fall).
Gower Champion
American actor and dancer.
Born June 22nd, 1921 in Geneva. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1980 at 59 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Yigal Allon
Israeli politician, general, acting prime minister of israel (1918-1980).
Born October 10th, 1918 in Kfar Tavor. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Afula (myocardial infarction).
William Richard Tolbert
President of liberia 1971–1980.
Born May 13th, 1913 in Bensonville.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in Monrovia (coup d'état).
Marian Rejewski
Polish mathematician and cryptologist (1905–1980).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Bydgoszcz. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1980 at 75 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).
Professor Longhair
African-american blues musician.
Born December 19th, 1918 in Bogalusa.
Died January 30th, 1980 at 61 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction).
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