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Dead at age 80

1,806 Notable deaths

Louis L'Amour

American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988).

Born March 22nd, 1908 in Jamestown. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1988 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Mahadevi Varma

Indian hindi writer and poet (1907-1987).

Born March 26th, 1907 in Farrukhabad district.

Died September 11th, 1987 at 80 years old in Allahabad. [ref]

Emmy Göring

German actress (1893-1973).

Born March 24th, 1893 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died June 8th, 1973 at 80 years old in Munich. [ref]

Mamnoon Hussain

12th president of pakistan from 2013 to 2018.

Born December 23rd, 1940 in Agra.

Died July 14th, 2021 at 80 years old in Karachi (cancer). [ref]

Felix Yusupov

Russian prince.

Born March 23rd, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.

Died September 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]

Kelly Johnson

American aerospace engineer (1910–1990).

Born February 27th, 1910 in Ishpeming.

Died December 21st, 1990 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.

David Rose

American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist and orchestra leader (1910-1990).

Born June 15th, 1910 in London.

Died August 23rd, 1990 at 80 years old in Burbank.

Gary Wright

American, singer, musician and composer.

Born April 26th, 1943 in Cresskill.

Died September 4th, 2023 at 80 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia). [ref]

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925–2006).

Born June 21st, 1925 in Troy. [ref]

Died March 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Lenox (lung disease). [ref]

Louise Glück

U.s. poet and nobel laureate (1943–2023).

Born April 22nd, 1943 in New York City.

Died October 13th, 2023 at 80 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci