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Dead at age 80
2,272 Notable deaths
John Williams
English actor (1903–1983).
Born April 15th, 1903 in Buckinghamshire.
Died May 5th, 1983 at 80 years old in La Jolla (disease).
Melvil Dewey
American librarian (1851–1931).
Born December 10th, 1851 in Adams Center.
Died December 26th, 1931 at 80 years old in Lake Placid.
Julian Holloway
British actor (1944–2025).
Born June 24th, 1944 in Watlington.
Died February 16th, 2025 at 80 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Donnelly Rhodes
Canadian actor (1937–2018).
Born December 4th, 1937 in Winnipeg.
Died January 8th, 2018 at 80 years old in Maple Ridge (liver cancer). [ref]
Eric Hoffer
American philosopher.
Born July 25th, 1902 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1983 at 80 years old in San Francisco.
Michael David Jackson
British army officer (1944–2024).
Born March 21st, 1944 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2024 at 80 years old (prostate cancer). [ref]
Team Hoyt
American triathlete (1940-2021).
Born June 1st, 1940 in Winchester.
Died March 17th, 2021 at 80 years old in Holland.
Mstislav Rostropovich
Soviet and russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007).
Born March 27th, 1927 in Baku.
Died April 27th, 2007 at 80 years old in Moscow (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Havelock Ellis
British physician, writer, and social reformer (1859-1939).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Croydon.
Died July 8th, 1939 at 80 years old in Hintlesham.
Robert Bosch
German industrialist, inventor, engineer (1861-1942).
Born September 23rd, 1861 in Albeck. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1942 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
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