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Dead at age 80

2,271 Notable deaths

Samuel Little

American serial killer.

Born June 7th, 1940 in Reynolds.

Died December 30th, 2020 at 80 years old in Lancaster. [ref]

Jessica Walter

American actress (1941–2021).

Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Meyer Lansky

American gangster.

Born July 4th, 1902 in Hrodna.

Died January 15th, 1983 at 80 years old in Miami (lung cancer).

Charlie Watts

British drummer (1941–2021).

Born June 2nd, 1941 in London. [ref]

Died August 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in London. [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]

Alexandra of Denmark

Queen consort of the united kingdom from 1901 to 1910 (1844–1925).

Born December 1st, 1844 in Yellow Palace.

Died November 20th, 1925 at 80 years old in Sandringham House (heart failure).

Golda Meir

Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.

Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv, Russian Empire. [ref]

Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in West Jerusalem (leukemia).

Shammi Kapoor

Indian actor (1930-2011).

Born October 21st, 1930 in Mumbai.

Died August 14th, 2011 at 80 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). [ref]

Mickey Hargitay

Hungarian-american actor and bodybuilder (1926–2006).

Born January 6th, 1926 in Budapest.

Died September 14th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).

Jerry Buss

American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013).

Born January 27th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.

Died February 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, kidney failure).

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