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Dead at age 80

2,276 Notable deaths

Grethe Sønck

Actress, singer (1929-2010).

Born July 16th, 1929 in Denmark.

Died February 12th, 2010 at 80 years old in Rågeleje (disease). [ref]

Charlie Hoag

Basketball player (1931-2012).

Born July 19th, 1931 in Guthrie.

Died March 8th, 2012 at 80 years old in Kansas City. [ref]

Joannes Gijsen

Dutch catholic bishop (1932–2013).

Born October 7th, 1932 in Oeffelt.

Died June 24th, 2013 at 80 years old in Sittard (cancer).

Louis Zutter

Swiss artistic gymnast (1865-1946).

Born December 2nd, 1865 in Les Ponts-de-Martel.

Died November 10th, 1946 at 80 years old in Boudry.

Pınar Kür

Turkish writer (1943–2025).

Born April 15th, 1945 in Bursa. [ref]

Died July 15th, 2025 at 80 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

Leon Vaillant

French zoologist (1834-1914).

Born November 11th, 1834 in Paris.

Died November 24th, 1914 at 80 years old in Paris.

Théodore Hersart de la Villemarqué

French writer (1815–1895).

Born July 7th, 1815 in Quimperlé.

Died December 8th, 1895 at 80 years old in Quimperlé.

William Hogenson

Athletics competitor (1884–1965).

Born October 26th, 1884 in Chicago.

Died October 14th, 1965 at 80 years old in Chicago.

Jean Jérôme Hamer

Roman catholic cardinal (1916-1996).

Born June 1st, 1916 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died December 2nd, 1996 at 80 years old in Rome.

Isabella Grinevskaya

Russian-polish writer and poet.

Born May 15th, 1864 in Hrodna.

Died October 15th, 1944 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.

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