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Dead at age 80
1,806 Notable deaths
Patrick McGoohan
Irish-american actor (1928-2009).
Born March 19th, 1928 in Astoria. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2009 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Chester W. Nimitz
United states navy fleet admiral (1885–1966).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Fredericksburg.
Died February 20th, 1966 at 80 years old in Yerba Buena Island (stroke).
Walter Brennan
American actor (1894-1974).
Born July 25th, 1894 in Lynn. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1974 at 80 years old in Oxnard (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
José Ferrer
American actor and director (1912–1992).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Santurce.
Died January 26th, 1992 at 80 years old in Coral Gables (colorectal cancer).
Joel Schumacher
American film director (1939–2020).
Born August 29th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Dick Butkus
American football player (1942–2023).
Born December 9th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died October 5th, 2023 at 80 years old in Malibu. [ref]
Martin Mull
American actor.
Born August 18th, 1943 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 27th, 2024 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Frank Vincent
American actor (1937–2017).
Born April 15th, 1937 in Massachusetts, North Adams.
Died September 13th, 2017 at 80 years old in New Jersey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
William Rehnquist
Chief justice of the united states from 1986 to 2005.
Born October 1st, 1924 in Milwaukee.
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Arlington County (thyroid cancer). [ref]
John Lewis
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020).
Born February 21st, 1940 in Troy.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 80 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir