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Dead at age 80
1,700 Notable deaths
Bob Armstrong
American professional wrestler (1939–2020).
Born October 3rd, 1939 in Marietta.
Died August 27th, 2020 at 80 years old in Pensacola (bone cancer). [ref]
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931).
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid.
S. R. Ranganathan
Indian mathematician and librarian.
Born August 9th, 1892 in Sirkazhi. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1972 at 80 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Alla Rakha
Indian tabla player.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Gurdaspur district.
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 80 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014).
Born June 26th, 1933 in Milan. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2014 at 80 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Claude Chabrol
French film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor (1930-2010).
Born June 24th, 1930 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2010 at 80 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Pik-Sen Lim
Malaysian-british actress.
Born September 15th, 1944 in Penang.
Died June 9th, 2025 at 80 years old in Ludlow. [ref]
Leo Baekeland
Belgium american inventor (1863-1944).
Born November 14th, 1863 in Ghent.
Died February 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Beacon (cerebral hemorrhage).
Valeri Polyakov
Soviet and russian cosmonaut.
Born April 27th, 1942 in Tula.
Died September 7th, 2022 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
John Kendrew
English biochemist and crystallographer.
Born March 24th, 1917 in Oxford.
Died August 23rd, 1997 at 80 years old in Cambridge.
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