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Dead at age 80

1,833 Notable deaths

Gerhard Louis De Geer

Swedish politician (1854-1935).

Born November 27th, 1854 in Kristianstads parish. [ref]

Died February 25th, 1935 at 80 years old in Kviinge church parish. [ref]

Josef Greindl

German opera singer (1912–1993).

Born December 23rd, 1912 in Munich.

Died April 30th, 1993 at 80 years old in Vienna.

Ferdinand Bordewijk

Dutch writer (1884–1965).

Born October 10th, 1884 in Amsterdam.

Died April 28th, 1965 at 80 years old in The Hague.

Ivo Brešan

Croatian writer (1936-2017).

Born May 27th, 1936 in Vodice.

Died January 3rd, 2017 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Tom Kristensen

Danish writer.

Born August 4th, 1893 in London. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 1974 at 80 years old in Thurø. [ref]

Odilon Polleunis

Belgian footballer.

Born May 1st, 1943 in Sint-Truiden.

Died September 20th, 2023 at 80 years old in Sint-Truiden (heart failure). [ref]

Alexander Frumkin

Soviet chemist.

Born October 24th, 1895 in Chișinău.

Died May 27th, 1976 at 80 years old in Tula.

Per Gahrton

Swedish politician (1943–2023).

Born February 2nd, 1943 in Malmö. [ref]

Died September 19th, 2023 at 80 years old in Hörby. [ref]

Hans Schlemmer

German general and knight's cross recipients (1893-1973).

Born January 18th, 1893 in Nesselwang.

Died June 26th, 1973 at 80 years old in Bad Kreuznach. [ref]

Nancy Adams

New zealand botanist and botanical artist (1926-2007).

Born May 19th, 1926 in Levin.

Died March 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Karori.

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