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Dead at age 80

1,701 Notable deaths

Lawrence Eagleburger

American statesman and diplomat (1930-2011).

Born August 1st, 1930 in Milwaukee.

Died June 4th, 2011 at 80 years old in Charlottesville (myocardial infarction, pneumonia). [ref]

John Frost

British airborne officer (1912-1993).

Born December 31st, 1912 in Pune.

Died May 21st, 1993 at 80 years old in West Sussex.

Walter Hallstein

German diplomat and statesman (1901–1982).

Born November 17th, 1901 in Mainz. [ref]

Died March 29th, 1982 at 80 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Anthony Steel

British actor.

Born May 21st, 1920 in London.

Died March 21st, 2001 at 80 years old in London (heart failure).

Karl Rahner

German catholic theologian.

Born March 5th, 1904 in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]

Died March 30th, 1984 at 80 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]

George Stigler

American economist.

Born January 17th, 1911 in Seattle, Renton.

Died December 1st, 1991 at 80 years old in Chicago (heart failure).

Diane Hegarty

Satanist religious leader.

Born July 10th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died July 23rd, 2022 at 80 years old [ref]

Dennis Wheatley

English author of thrillers and occult novels.

Born January 8th, 1897 in London. [ref]

Died November 10th, 1977 at 80 years old in Greater London.

Agnivesh

Indian social activist (1939–2020).

Born September 21st, 1939 in Sakti. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2020 at 80 years old in New Delhi. [ref]

George de Hevesy

Hungarian chemist (1885-1966).

Born August 1st, 1885 in Budapest. [ref]

Died July 5th, 1966 at 80 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel