In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist.
Born May 10th, 1935 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 44 years old in Los Angeles.
Katherine Anne Porter
American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist.
Born May 15th, 1890 in Indian Creek. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1980 at 90 years old in Silver Spring. [ref]
Barbara O'Neil
Actress (1910-1980).
Born July 17th, 1910 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 70 years old in Greenwich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mantovani
Anglo-italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer.
Born November 15th, 1905 in Venice.
Died March 30th, 1980 at 74 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Philip Guston
American artist (1913-1980).
Born July 27th, 1913 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1980 at 66 years old in Woodstock (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician (1900–1980).
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer).
Carl Radle
American bassist (1942–1980).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Tulsa.
Died May 30th, 1980 at 37 years old in Claremore. [ref]
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980).
Born April 2nd, 1927 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1980 at 53 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema).
Steve Peregrin Took
English musician (1949–1980).
Born July 28th, 1949 in Eltham. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1980 at 31 years old in North Kensington (asphyxia). [ref]
Virgil Fox
American musician.
Born May 3rd, 1912 in Princeton. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1980 at 68 years old in Palm Beach (prostate cancer). [ref]
Luis Muñoz Marín
Puerto rican politician (1898–1980).
Born February 18th, 1898 in San Juan.
Died April 30th, 1980 at 82 years old in San Juan (cerebrovascular disease).
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Polish olympic champion.
Born April 13th, 1911 in Wierzchownia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 69 years old in Cleveland (gunshot wound).
C. P. Snow
English novelist and physical chemist (1905–1980).
Born October 15th, 1905 in Leicester.
Died July 1st, 1980 at 74 years old in London.
Isabel Briggs Myers
American writer (1897–1980).
Born October 18th, 1897 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 5th, 1980 at 82 years old
Barbara Britton
American film and television actress (1919-1980).
Born September 26th, 1919 in Long Beach. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist (1952-1980).
Born May 4th, 1952 in Mandeville.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 27 years old in Kingston (traffic collision). [ref]
Walter Kaufmann
American philosopher.
Born July 1st, 1921 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 4th, 1980 at 59 years old in Princeton.
Vinícius de Moraes
Brazilian composer, singer, writer (1913–1980).
Born October 19th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 9th, 1980 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Cicely Courtneidge
English actress and comedian (1893–1980).
Born April 1st, 1893 in Sydney.
Died April 26th, 1980 at 87 years old in Putney.
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980).
Born August 26th, 1892 in Huntington. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 88 years old in Plainfield. [ref]
Lewis Milestone
Russian-american film director (1895-1980).
Born September 30th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Barbara Pym
British writer.
Born June 2nd, 1913 in Oswestry.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in Finstock (breast cancer).
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against adolf hitler (1907-1980).
Born July 1st, 1907 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Wiesbaden.
Johnny Owen
Welsh boxer (1956–1980).
Born January 7th, 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 24 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 101 to 125 of 620
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé