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Dead at age 80

1,828 Notable deaths

Leonard Sachs

British actor (1909–1990).

Born September 26th, 1909 in Roodepoort.

Died June 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in London.

Chiang Wei-kuo

General of the republic of china, adopted son of president chiang kai-shek (1916-1997).

Born October 6th, 1916 in Tokyo.

Died September 22nd, 1997 at 80 years old in Taipei (diabetes).

Walter Hallstein

German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982).

Born November 17th, 1901 in Mainz. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1982 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Prince Valdemar of Denmark

Danish prince (1858-1939).

Born October 27th, 1858 in Bernstorff Palace.

Died January 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.

Steven Franken

American actor (1932-2012).

Born May 27th, 1932 in Brooklyn.

Died August 24th, 2012 at 80 years old in Canoga Park (cancer).

Harvey Fuqua

American musician, record producer.

Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. [ref]

Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Starr Jordan

American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).

Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.

Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.

Gita Mehta

Indian novelist and film director (1942–2023).

Born December 12th, 1942 in Delhi. [ref]

Died September 16th, 2023 at 80 years old in Delhi. [ref]

Leo Carrillo

American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.

Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]

David Axelrod

American musician, record producer, composer and arranger.

Born April 17th, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died February 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Burbank. [ref]

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