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Dead at age 80
1,806 Notable deaths
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007).
Born November 20th, 1926 in Northumberland, Seaton Delaval.
Died August 3rd, 2007 at 80 years old in Basingstoke (heart failure).
Oskar Potiorek
Austro-hungarian general (1853-1933).
Born November 20th, 1853 in Bad Bleiberg.
Died December 17th, 1933 at 80 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Peter Deunov
Christian philosopher, teacher of esoteric christianity.
Born July 11th, 1864 in Varna Province. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1944 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Far Rockaway.
Died May 15th, 1989 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
Rod Hundley
American professional basketball player and television broadcaster (1934-2015).
Born October 26th, 1934 in Charleston.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 80 years old in Phoenix (Alzheimer's disease).
Qurratulain Hyder
Indian writer (1927–2007).
Born January 20th, 1927 in Aligarh.
Died August 21st, 2007 at 80 years old in Noida. [ref]
Axel Wenner-Gren
Swedish businessman.
Born June 5th, 1881 in Uddevalla church parish. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1961 at 80 years old in Västerhaninge church parish.
Henry Eyring
Mexican-born american theoretical chemist (1901-1981).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Colonia Juárez.
Died December 26th, 1981 at 80 years old in Salt Lake City.
Jean Knight
American singer (1943-2023).
Born January 26th, 1943 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2023 at 80 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Ndabaningi Sithole
Zimbabwean politician (1920-2000).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Zimbabwe.
Died December 12th, 2000 at 80 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Deaths 441 to 450 of 1806
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