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Dead at age 80

1,836 Notable deaths

László Bárczay

Hungarian chess player (1936–2016).

Born February 21st, 1936 in Miskolc.

Died April 7th, 2016 at 80 years old in Miskolc. [ref]

Valentin Nikolayev

Soviet wrestler (1924-2004).

Born April 6th, 1924 in Dolino-Kamianka.

Died October 31st, 2004 at 80 years old in Rostov-on-Don.

Stan Vickers

British racewalker.

Born June 18th, 1932 in Lewisham.

Died April 17th, 2013 at 80 years old in Seaford.

Walter Georg Kühne

German paleontologist (1911-1991).

Born February 26th, 1911 in Berlin.

Died March 16th, 1991 at 80 years old in Berlin.

Eduard Engelmann

Austrian figure skater, engineer, and cyclist (1864–1944).

Born July 14th, 1864 in Vienna.

Died October 31st, 1944 at 80 years old in Vienna.

Giovanni Canova

Fencer.

Born July 27th, 1880 in Canicattì.

Died October 28th, 1960 at 80 years old in Turin.

Ettore Bortolotti

Italian mathematician (1866–1947).

Born March 6th, 1866 in Bologna.

Died February 17th, 1947 at 80 years old in Bologna.

Héctor Méndez

Boxer.

Born August 1st, 1897 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 13th, 1977 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.

Bianco Bianchi

Olympic cyclist.

Born April 6th, 1917 in Quarrata.

Died July 17th, 1997 at 80 years old in Livorno.

Antti Tyrväinen

Finnish biathlete.

Born May 11th, 1933 in Ylöjärvi.

Died October 13th, 2013 at 80 years old in Tampere.

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