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Dead at age 80
1,538 Notable deaths
Meyer Lansky
American gangster.
Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.
Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).
Samuel Little
American serial killer.
Born June 7th, 1940 in Reynolds.
Died December 30th, 2020 at 80 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
John DeLorean
American engineer and executive in the u.s. automobile industry (1925-2005).
Born January 6th, 1925 in Detroit. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2005 at 80 years old in Summit (stroke). [ref]
Kofi Annan
7th secretary-general of the united nations (1938-2018).
Born April 8th, 1938 in Kumasi. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2018 at 80 years old in Bern (disease). [ref]
Valerie Harper
American actress (1939-2019).
Born August 22nd, 1939 in Suffern.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (meningeal carcinomatosis). [ref]
Ginger Baker
English drummer (1939–2019).
Born August 19th, 1939 in Lewisham.
Died October 6th, 2019 at 80 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Jean Simmons
British-american actress (1929-2010).
Born January 31st, 1929 in London. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2010 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Robbie Robertson
Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023).
Born July 5th, 1943 in Toronto.
Died August 9th, 2023 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer). [ref]
Jerry Buss
American businessman and real estate investor.
Born January 27th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, kidney failure).
Yash Chopra
Indian film director, script writer and film producer.
Born September 27th, 1932 in Lahore. [ref]
Died October 21st, 2012 at 80 years old in Mumbai (dengue fever). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan