In the year 1980
620 Notable deaths
Clarrie Grimmett
Australian cricketer (1891-1980).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Dunedin.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Adelaide.
Zygmunt Berling
Polish general and politician (1896-1980).
Born April 27th, 1896 in Limanowa.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Andre Kostelanetz
American conductor (1901–1980).
Born December 22nd, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 13th, 1980 at 78 years old in Port-au-Prince (pneumonia).
Jan Werich
Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980).
Born February 26th, 1905 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Allen Hoskins
Actor (1920-1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Kishan Lal
Field hockey player (1917-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1980 at 63 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine.
Died February 25th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman.
Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980).
Born November 30th, 1894 in Columbus.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 85 years old in London.
Robert Whittaker
American ecologist (1920–1980).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Wichita.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Ithaca (lung cancer).
Ben Sharpsteen
Film director, film producer (1895-1980).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 85 years old in Calistoga.
Héctor José Cámpora
President of argentina from may to july 1973.
Born March 26th, 1909 in Mercedes.
Died December 19th, 1980 at 71 years old in Mexico City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Nadezhda Mandelstam
Russian writer and educator.
Born November 11th, 1899 in Saratov.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Busch
German actor (1900-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1900 in Kiel.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 80 years old in East Berlin.
Erich Fuchs
Holocaust perpetrator (1913-1980).
Born April 9th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1980 at 78 years old in Koblenz.
Olga Chekhova
Actress (1897-1980).
Born April 26th, 1897 in Gyumri.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Munich (brain cancer). [ref]
Peter Collinson
British film director (1936–1980).
Born April 1st, 1936 in Lincolnshire.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, lung cancer).
Robert Ardrey
American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980).
Born October 16th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 71 years old in Cape Town.
Gerhard von Schwerin
German general.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Hanover.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rottach-Egern.
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
American artist (1888-1980).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1980 at 92 years old in Glen Cove.
Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist (1927–1980).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Houston.
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 52 years old in Houston.
John Collier
British writer (1901-1980).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in London. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Francisco de Sá Carneiro
Portuguese politician (1934-1980).
Born July 19th, 1934 in Porto.
Died December 4th, 1980 at 46 years old in Camarate (aviation accident).
Piersanti Mattarella
Italian politician (1935-1980).
Born May 24th, 1935 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 44 years old in Palermo.
Toyen
Czech painter, photographer, writer and artist (1902–1980).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Smíchov.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Gustav Krukenberg
German general (1888-1980).
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling