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In the year 1980
674 Notable deaths
Ram Kinker Baij
Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980.
Born May 26th, 1906 in Bankura.
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Kolkata.
Alejo Carpanter
Cuban-french writer and musicologist (1904–1980).
Born December 26th, 1904 in Lausanne.
Died April 24th, 1980 at 75 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Tôn Đức Thắng
President of north vietnam (1888–1980).
Born August 20th, 1888 in Long Xuyên.
Died March 30th, 1980 at 91 years old in Hanoi.
Olivia Manning
British writer and poet (1908–1980).
Born March 2nd, 1908 in Portsmouth.
Died July 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Ryde.
John Mauchly
American physicist (1907-1980).
Born August 30th, 1907 in Cincinnati.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 72 years old in Ambler.
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Victor Gruen
Austrian architect (1903-1980).
Born July 18th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1980 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Walter Dornberger
German general (1895–1980).
Born September 6th, 1895 in Giessen.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 84 years old in Sasbach.
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).
Fritz Strassmann
German chemist (1902–1980).
Born February 22nd, 1902 in Boppard.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 78 years old in Mainz.
Salah ad-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.
Dore Schary
Screenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive (1905-1980).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Newark.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in New York City.
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).
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator (1900–1980).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
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).
Terence Fisher
British film director (1904–1980).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in London.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Twickenham.
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 Zagazig.
Died July 27th, 1980 at 53 years old in Cairo (brain tumor).
Giovanni Michelotti
Italian designer (1921-1980).
Born October 6th, 1921 in Turin.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 58 years old in Turin.
Celia Sánchez
Cuban revolutionary (1920-1980).
Born May 9th, 1920 in Media Luna.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 59 years old in Havana (breast cancer).
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).
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.
Ernő Gerő
Former first secretary of the hungarian working people's party.
Born July 8th, 1898 in Trebušovce.
Died March 12th, 1980 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 674
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