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Dead at age 80
2,271 Notable deaths
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 (1943–2024).
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 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 (1924–2005).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Milwaukee.
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Arlington County (thyroid cancer). [ref]
William Calley
Us army officer convicted for massacre at my lai, vietnam (1943–2024).
Died April 28th, 2024 at 80 years old in Gainesville. [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]
Jonas Salk
Jewish-american inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995).
Born October 28th, 1914 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 1995 at 80 years old in La Jolla (heart failure).
Jack Benny
American comedic entertainer (1894–1974).
Born February 14th, 1894 in Chicago.
Died December 26th, 1974 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
Syed Ahmed Khan
Indian muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898).
Born October 17th, 1817 in Delhi.
Died March 27th, 1898 at 80 years old in Aligarh.
Thomas Mann
German novelist and nobel prize laureate (1875–1955).
Born June 6th, 1875 in Lübeck.
Died August 12th, 1955 at 80 years old in Zurich (aneurysm).
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