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Dead at age 80

1,806 Notable deaths

Kurt Schneider

German psychologist (1887–1967).

Born January 7th, 1887 in Crailsheim.

Died October 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.

Thomas A. Watson

American inventor and businessperson; assistant to alexander graham bell (1854–1934).

Born January 18th, 1854 in Salem.

Died December 13th, 1934 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.

Thomas Townsend Brown

American physicist.

Born March 18th, 1905 in Zanesville.

Died October 27th, 1985 at 80 years old in Avalon.

Richard Corben

American illustrator and comic book artist (1940–2020).

Born November 1st, 1940 in Anderson.

Died December 2nd, 2020 at 80 years old

Evelyn Venable

American actress (1913–1993).

Born October 18th, 1913 in Cincinnati.

Died November 15th, 1993 at 80 years old in Coeur d'Alene (cancer).

Andrew Davis

British conductor (1944–2024).

Born February 2nd, 1944 in Ashridge.

Died April 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]

Johnny Mize

American baseball player and coach (1913–1993).

Born January 7th, 1913 in Demorest.

Died June 2nd, 1993 at 80 years old in Demorest.

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger.

Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]

Alex Comfort

British academic and physician (1920–2000).

Born February 10th, 1920 in London.

Died March 26th, 2000 at 80 years old in Oxford.

Bindeshwar Pathak

Indian sociologist.

Born April 2nd, 1943 in Bihar.

Died August 15th, 2023 at 80 years old

Deaths 391 to 400 of 1806

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