In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Olivia Manning
British writer and poet (1908–1980).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ryde.
Victor Gruen
Austrian architect (1903-1980).
Born July 18th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1980 at 76 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Walter Dornberger
German general.
Born September 6th, 1895 in Giessen.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 84 years old in Sasbach.
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980).
Born November 10th, 1907 in University City.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Don "Red" Barry
American actor (1912-1980).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Houston.
Died July 17th, 1980 at 68 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator (1900–1980).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
Dore Schary
Screenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive (1905-1980).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Syrian politician (1912-1980).
Born May 5th, 1912 in Damascus.
Died July 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Fritz Strassmann
German chemist (1902–1980).
Born February 22nd, 1902 in Boppard.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 78 years old in Mainz.
Joseph Banks Rhine
American parapsychologist (1895-1980).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Juniata County. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Hillsborough.
Peggy Knudsen
American actress (1923–1980).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Duluth.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 57 years old in Encino (cancer).
Kay Medford
American actress (1919–1980).
Born September 14th, 1919 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1980 at 60 years old in New York City (cervix uterine cancer).
Rushdy Abaza
Egyptian actor (1926-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Al Sharqia Governorate.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Egypt (brain cancer).
Terence Fisher
British film director (1904–1980).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in London.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Twickenham.
Giovanni Michelotti
Italian designer (1921-1980).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Turin.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 58 years old in Turin.
Alexander Oparin
Soviet biochemist (1894-1980).
Born March 2nd, 1894 in Uglich.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Josep Iturbi Bàguena
Spanish conductor and pianist (1895–1980).
Born November 28th, 1895 in Valencia.
Died June 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Celia Sánchez
Cuban revolutionary (1920-1980).
Born May 9th, 1920 in Media Luna.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 59 years old in Havana (lung cancer).
Stanley Forman Reed
American judge (1884–1980).
Born December 31st, 1884 in Minerva.
Died April 2nd, 1980 at 95 years old in Huntington.
Jay Anson
American author (1921–1980).
Born November 4th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 12th, 1980 at 58 years old in Palo Alto.
Gianni Rodari
Italian writer and journalist (1920–1980).
Born October 23rd, 1920 in Omegna.
Died April 14th, 1980 at 59 years old in Rome (heart failure).
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
William H. Simpson
United states army general (1888-1980).
Born May 18th, 1888 in Weatherford.
Died August 15th, 1980 at 92 years old in San Antonio.
Gil Elvgren
American artist (1914-1980).
Born March 15th, 1914 in Saint Paul. [ref]
Died February 29th, 1980 at 65 years old in Siesta Key. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 620
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon