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Dead at age 80
1,833 Notable deaths
Viktoria Savs
Austrian military personnel.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1979 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Hubert Curien
French physicist.
Born October 30th, 1924 in Cornimont.
Died February 6th, 2005 at 80 years old in Loury.
Yukio Kasaya
Japanese ski jumper (1943-2024).
Born August 17th, 1943 in Yoichi.
Died April 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Sapporo (coronary artery disease). [ref]
Wilson Benge
English actor (1875-1955).
Born March 1st, 1875 in Greenwich.
Died July 1st, 1955 at 80 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Diedrich Hermann Westermann
German missionary, africanist, and linguist.
Born June 24th, 1875 in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1956 at 80 years old in Baden, Lower Saxony. [ref]
Friedrich Gogarten
German theologian (1887–1967).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Dortmund.
Died October 16th, 1967 at 80 years old in Göttingen.
Michael Eitan
Israeli politician (1944–2024).
Born March 6th, 1944 in Tel-Aviv. [ref]
Died November 8th, 2024 at 80 years old in Ramat Gan. [ref]
Vasily Belov
Writer (1932-2012).
Born October 23rd, 1932.
Died December 4th, 2012 at 80 years old in Vologda.
Eila Hiltunen
Finnish sculptor (1922–2003).
Born November 22nd, 1922 in Sortavala.
Died October 10th, 2003 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Kenneth Richmond
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 10th, 1926 in London.
Died August 3rd, 2006 at 80 years old in Christchurch (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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