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Dead at age 80

2,273 Notable deaths

Lee Garmes

American cinematographer (1898–1978).

Born May 27th, 1898 in Peoria. [ref]

Died August 31st, 1978 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.

Maurice Michael Otunga

Catholic cardinal. (1923–2003).

Born January 31st, 1923 in Bungoma County.

Died September 6th, 2003 at 80 years old in Nairobi.

Julia Peterkin

American writer (1880–1961).

Born October 31st, 1880 in Laurens County.

Died August 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Fort Motte.

Minnette de Silva

Sir lankan architect.

Born February 1st, 1918 in Kandy.

Died November 24th, 1998 at 80 years old in Kandy.

Joan Martí i Alanis

Catholic archbishop (1928-2009).

Born November 29th, 1928 in El Milà.

Died October 11th, 2009 at 80 years old in Barcelona.

Junpei Takiguchi

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1931–2011).

Born April 17th, 1931 in Funabashi. [ref]

Died August 29th, 2011 at 80 years old in Tosa (stomach cancer). [ref]

Volker Spengler

German actor (1939-2020).

Born February 16th, 1939 in Bremen.

Died February 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Parviz Ghelichkhani

Iranian footballer.

Born December 4th, 1945 in Tehran.

Died May 23rd, 2026 at 80 years old in Limeil-Brévannes. [ref]

Eva Figes

British writer (1932–2012).

Born April 15th, 1932 in Berlin.

Died August 28th, 2012 at 80 years old in Greater London. [ref]

Walter Greiner

German physicist (1935-2016).

Born October 29th, 1935 in Neuenbau.

Died October 6th, 2016 at 80 years old

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