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Dead at age 80
2,272 Notable deaths
Henry Adams
American journalist, historian, academic, novelist (1838-1918).
Born February 16th, 1838 in Boston.
Died March 27th, 1918 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C..
Charles Haughey
7th taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992.
Born September 16th, 1925 in Castlebar.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 80 years old in Dublin (prostate cancer). [ref]
Denny Miller
American actor (1934-2014).
Born April 25th, 1934 in Bloomington.
Died September 9th, 2014 at 80 years old in Las Vegas (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Helmut Kentler
German psychologist (1928-2008).
Born July 2nd, 1928 in Cologne.
Died July 9th, 2008 at 80 years old in Hanover.
Moira Shearer
British ballerina and actress (1926–2006).
Born January 17th, 1926 in Dunfermline.
Died January 31st, 2006 at 80 years old in Oxford.
David Sarnoff
Russian-born american businessman (1891–1971).
Born February 27th, 1891 in Uzliany.
Died December 12th, 1971 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
Ludwig Guttmann
German-british neurologist who created the paralympic games (1899-1980).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Toszek.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 80 years old in Aylesbury.
Brian Bedford
British actor (1935–2016).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Morley.
Died January 13th, 2016 at 80 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist.
Born August 23rd, 1926 in San Francisco.
Died October 30th, 2006 at 80 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tom Lantos
U.s. representative from california (1981–2008).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 2008 at 80 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn