Dead at age 80
1,830 Notable deaths
Heinrich Otto Wieland
German nobel laureate in chemistry (1877-1957).
Born June 4th, 1877 in Pforzheim. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1957 at 80 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
French film director.
Born July 22nd, 1927 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2007 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ciccio Ingrassia
Italian comedian (1922-2003).
Born October 5th, 1922 in Palermo.
Died April 28th, 2003 at 80 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Ronnie Cuber
American musician (1941-2022).
Born December 25th, 1941 in New York City.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ellen Gates Starr
American social activist (1859–1940).
Born March 19th, 1859 in Laona Township.
Died February 10th, 1940 at 80 years old in Suffern (heart failure).
Werner Junck
German military general (1895-1976).
Born December 28th, 1895 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1976 at 80 years old in Munich. [ref]
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesian poet (1940-2020).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Surakarta. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2020 at 80 years old in South Tangerang (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Britt Lomond
American actor (1925-2006).
Born April 12th, 1925 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2006 at 80 years old in Huntington Beach (kidney failure). [ref]
Logan Pearsall Smith
British american-born writer.
Born October 18th, 1865 in Millville.
Died March 2nd, 1946 at 80 years old in London.
Hyam Maccoby
British scholar of judeo-christian religious tradition (1924-2004).
Born March 20th, 1924 in Sunderland. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2004 at 80 years old [ref]
Deaths 701 to 710 of 1830
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