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Dead at age 80
2,272 Notable deaths
Joseph F. Smith
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1838-1918).
Born November 13th, 1838 in Missouri, Far West. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1918 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City (pneumonia).
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).
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.
Pamela Mason
English actress, screenwriter (1916-1996).
Born March 10th, 1916 in Westgate-on-Sea.
Died June 29th, 1996 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Théoneste Bagosora
Rwandan convicted of genocide (1941–2021).
Born August 16th, 1941 in Gisenyi.
Died September 25th, 2021 at 80 years old in Bamako (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933–2014).
Born June 26th, 1933 in Milan.
Died January 20th, 2014 at 80 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Maude Adams
American actress (1872–1953).
Born November 11th, 1872 in Salt Lake City.
Died July 17th, 1953 at 80 years old in Tannersville (disease).
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]
Henry Parkes
Australian statesman and politician (1815-1896).
Born May 27th, 1815 in Warwickshire.
Died April 27th, 1896 at 80 years old in Sydney.
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Royal navy officer (1883–1963).
Born January 7th, 1883 in Dublin.
Died June 12th, 1963 at 80 years old in London.
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