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Dead at age 80

1,701 Notable deaths

Roy Wilkins

African american rights activist.

Born August 30th, 1901 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died September 8th, 1981 at 80 years old in New York City.

Will Jennings

American songwriter.

Born June 27th, 1944 in Kilgore.

Died September 6th, 2024 at 80 years old in Tyler. [ref]

Leonard Sachs

British actor (1909–1990).

Born September 26th, 1909 in Roodepoort.

Died June 15th, 1990 at 80 years old in London.

Mary Murphy

American actress (1931-2011).

Born January 26th, 1931 in Washington, D.C..

Died May 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]

Marita Lorenz

German who had affair with fidel castro.

Born August 18th, 1939 in Bremen.

Died August 31st, 2019 at 80 years old in Oberhausen (heart failure).

David Axelrod

American musician, record producer, composer and arranger.

Born April 17th, 1936 in Los Angeles. [ref]

Died February 5th, 2017 at 80 years old in Burbank. [ref]

Anukulchandra Chakraborty

Hindu religious guru & founder of satsang ashram (1888–1969).

Born September 14th, 1888 in Hemayetpur.

Died January 27th, 1969 at 80 years old in Deoghar.

Kasey Rogers

American actress (1925-2006).

Born December 15th, 1925 in Missouri.

Died July 6th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, esophageal cancer).

Willy Messerschmitt

German aircraft designer and manufacturer.

Born June 26th, 1898 in Frankfurt am Main.

Died September 15th, 1978 at 80 years old in Munich.

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006).

Born May 24th, 1925 in Aguilares.

Died February 6th, 2006 at 80 years old in Culver City. [ref]

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