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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Allen Hoskins
American actor (1920–1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Walter Kaufmann
German-american philosopher (1921–1980).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 4th, 1980 at 59 years old in Princeton.
Johnny Owen
Welsh boxer (1956–1980).
Born January 7th, 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 24 years old in Los Angeles.
Sergey Taboritsky
Russian white emigrant, monarchist and nationalist.
Born August 12th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Limburg an der Lahn.
Winifred Wagner
Wife of siegfried wagner (1897–1980).
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen.
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.
John McEwen
Australian politician, 18th prime minister of australia (1900-1980).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Chiltern.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 80 years old in Toorak (starvation).
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
Egyptian quran reciter (1917–1980).
Born September 17th, 1917.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 63 years old in Egypt.
Lillian Ngoyi
South african anti-apartheid activist (1911–1980).
Born September 25th, 1911 in Pretoria.
Died March 13th, 1980 at 68 years old in Soweto (myocardial infarction).
Greta Schröder
German actress (1891–1967).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).
Born December 4th, 1888 in Faridpur District.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 91 years old in Kolkata.
John William McCormack
Speaker of the house (1962-1971); american politician from massachusetts (1891-1980).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Boston.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Dedham (pneumonia).
Clyfford Still
American artist (1904-1980).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Grandin.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Rose Valland
French resistance member, art historian (1898-1980).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Ris-Orangis.
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
An iraqi shia cleric, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the islamic dawa party (1935-1980)(55 yrs).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 45 years old in Baghdad (hanging).
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Patrick Depailler
French racecar driver (1944-1980).
Born August 9th, 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 35 years old in Hockenheim (traffic collision).
Fatmawati
National hero of indonesia, wife of president sukarno (1923-1980).
Born February 5th, 1923 in Bengkulu.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 57 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction).
Dietrich von Saucken
German general (1892-1980).
Born May 16th, 1892 in Primorsk.
Died September 27th, 1980 at 88 years old in Pullach.
Sara García
Mexican actress (1892–1980).
Born September 8th, 1895 in Orizaba.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure).
Reginald Gardiner
Actor (1903-1980).
Born February 27th, 1903 in London.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 77 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction).
Sam Levene
American actor (1905–1980).
Born August 28th, 1905 in Russian Empire.
Died December 28th, 1980 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Duncan Renaldo
American actor (1904-1980).
Born April 23rd, 1904 in Oancea.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 76 years old in Goleta (lung cancer).
K. B. Sundarambal
Indian singer.
Born October 11th, 1908 in Kodumudi.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 72 years old
Willard Libby
American physical chemist.
Born December 17th, 1908 in Grand Valley.
Died September 8th, 1980 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 674
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