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Dead at age 80

1,806 Notable deaths

Basil D'Oliveira

Cricket player of england. (1931-2011).

Born October 4th, 1931 in Cape Town.

Died November 19th, 2011 at 80 years old in Worcester (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

John Harsanyi

Hungarian economist (1920-2000).

Born May 29th, 1920 in Budapest. [ref]

Died August 9th, 2000 at 80 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Gustav von Wangenheim

German actor (1895-1975).

Born February 18th, 1895 in Wiesbaden.

Died August 5th, 1975 at 80 years old in East Berlin.

Elfego Baca

American sheriff (1865-1945).

Born February 10th, 1865 in Socorro.

Died August 27th, 1945 at 80 years old in Albuquerque.

Robert Gist

American actor and director (1917-1998).

Born October 1st, 1917 in Miami.

Died May 21st, 1998 at 80 years old in Magalia.

Ivor Montagu

British film maker.

Born April 23rd, 1904 in London. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1984 at 80 years old in Watford. [ref]

Charles Jencks

American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect.

Born June 21st, 1939 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died October 13th, 2019 at 80 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Max Romeo

Jamaican reggae musician (1944–2025).

Born November 22nd, 1944 in Saint James Parish. [ref]

Died April 11th, 2025 at 80 years old in Saint Andrew Parish. [ref]

Elsa Maxwell

American gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess.

Born May 24th, 1883 in Keokuk. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1963 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]

Lefty Gomez

Baseball player (1908-1989).

Born November 26th, 1908 in Rodeo.

Died February 17th, 1989 at 80 years old in Greenbrae.

Deaths 361 to 370 of 1806

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris