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Dead at age 80
1,806 Notable deaths
Chiang Wei-kuo
General of the republic of china, adopted son of president chiang kai-shek (1916-1997).
Born October 6th, 1916 in Tokyo.
Died September 22nd, 1997 at 80 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
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]
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Danish prince (1858-1939).
Born October 27th, 1858 in Bernstorff Palace.
Died January 14th, 1939 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Steven Franken
American actor (1932-2012).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died August 24th, 2012 at 80 years old in Canoga Park (cancer).
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer.
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. [ref]
Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Starr Jordan
American ichthyologist and educator (1851-1931).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Gainesville.
Died September 19th, 1931 at 80 years old in Stanford.
Gita Mehta
Indian novelist and film director (1942–2023).
Born December 12th, 1942 in Delhi. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2023 at 80 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Leo Carrillo
American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
Born August 6th, 1881 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 80 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
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]
Koko Taylor
American chicago blues musician.
Born September 28th, 1928 in Memphis.
Died June 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chicago (surgical complications). [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