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Dead at age 80
1,811 Notable deaths
Muhammadu Maccido
Sultan of sokoto.
Born April 20th, 1926 in Dange Shuni. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 80 years old in Abuja. [ref]
Mary Engle Pennington
American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952).
Born October 8th, 1872 in Nashville.
Died December 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in New York City.
Bryan Foy
American film producer and director.
Born December 8th, 1896 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1977 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Chico Anysio
Brazilian actor and comedian.
Born April 12th, 1931 in Maranguape.
Died March 23rd, 2012 at 80 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Paul Grüninger
Swiss righteous among the nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972).
Born October 27th, 1891 in St. Gallen. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1972 at 80 years old in St. Gallen. [ref]
Lionel Dunsterville
British army general (1865-1946).
Born November 9th, 1865 in United Kingdom.
Died March 18th, 1946 at 80 years old in Torquay.
Gusztáv Sebes
Hungarian footballer (1906–1986).
Born January 22nd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died January 30th, 1986 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Mahmoud Fawzi
Egyptian politician and diplomat; prime minister (1970-1972).
Born September 19th, 1900.
Died June 12th, 1981 at 80 years old in Cairo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Mimis Papaioannou
Greek footballer.
Born November 17th, 1942 in Veria. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2023 at 80 years old in Athens. [ref]
Robert Mertens
German zoologist (1894-1975).
Born December 1st, 1894 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 23rd, 1975 at 80 years old in Frankfurt (snakebite).
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