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Dead at age 80
1,830 Notable deaths
Alliott Verdon Roe
English aviation pioneer (1877-1958).
Born April 26th, 1877 in Manchester.
Died January 4th, 1958 at 80 years old in Portsmouth.
John White
American rower.
Born May 16th, 1916 in Seattle.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Bellevue.
Erwin Schulz
German nazi ss general and holocaust perpetrator (1900–1981).
Born November 27th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1981 at 80 years old in Bremen.
Hellmuth Walter
German rocket scientist.
Born August 26th, 1900 in Wedel.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Montclair.
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Anthony Storr
English psychiatrist.
Born May 18th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2001 at 80 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Edith Abbott
American economist (1876-1957).
Born September 26th, 1876 in Grand Island.
Died July 28th, 1957 at 80 years old in Grand Island (pneumonia).
Hugo Friedhofer
American composer (1901-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1901 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1981 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Nackenheim.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 80 years old in Visp.
Aleksandar Tsankov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1879-1959).
Born June 29th, 1879 in Oryahovo.
Died July 27th, 1959 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires, Belgrano.
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1830
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