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Dead at age 80
2,273 Notable deaths
Galo Plaza
President of ecuador (1948 - 1952).
Born February 17th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 1987 at 80 years old in Quito (gastroenteritis).
Gyula Illyés
Hungarian poet (1902–1983).
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Sárszentlőrinc.
Died April 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Şerif Gören
Turkish film director (1944–2024).
Born July 1st, 1944 in Xanthi.
Died December 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Mersin (falling). [ref]
Octavian Paler
Romanian writer and journalist (1926–2007).
Died May 7th, 2007 at 80 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Koldo Aguirre
Spanish footballer and manager (1939–2019).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Sondika.
Died July 3rd, 2019 at 80 years old in Bilbao. [ref]
Huda Sultan
Egyptian actress.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Kafr Abu Jindi.
Died June 5th, 2006 at 80 years old in 6th of October City (lung cancer).
Sergei Yutkevich
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1904–1985).
Born December 28th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1985 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Carmelo Simeone
Argentine association football player (1934–2014).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Ciudadela. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2014 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
American diplomat (1893–1973).
Born April 7th, 1893 in New York City.
Died April 24th, 1973 at 80 years old in New York City.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon