Dead at age 80
1,592 Notable deaths
Kelly Johnson
American aerospace engineer (1910-1990).
Born February 27th, 1910 in Ishpeming.
Died December 21st, 1990 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
Vincent Bugliosi
American lawyer and true crime writer.
Born August 18th, 1934 in Hibbing.
Died June 6th, 2015 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024.
Born April 14th, 1944 in Đông Anh.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 80 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Walter Ulbricht
Former leader of east germany, first secretary of the socialist unity party.
Born June 30th, 1893 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1973 at 80 years old in Groß Dölln (stroke). [ref]
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress (1896-1977).
Born October 31st, 1896 in Chester. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1977 at 80 years old in Chatsworth (kidney failure). [ref]
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Marathi writer, humourist, actor, dramatist (1919-2000).
Born November 8th, 1919 in Mumbai.
Died June 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Pune.
Emmy Göring
German actress (1893-1973).
Born March 24th, 1893 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1973 at 80 years old in Munich. [ref]
Verna Bloom
American actress (1938-2019).
Born August 7th, 1938 in Lynn.
Died January 9th, 2019 at 80 years old in Bar Harbor (dementia). [ref]
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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