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Dead at age 80

1,812 Notable deaths

Turi Ferro

Italian actor (1921-2001).

Born February 10th, 1921 in Catania.

Died May 10th, 2001 at 80 years old in Sant'Agata li Battiati (myocardial infarction).

Odette Myrtil

Actress; businesswoman.

Born June 28th, 1898 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 18th, 1978 at 80 years old in Doylestown (stroke).

Giuseppe De Santis

Italian film director (1917–1997).

Born February 11th, 1917 in Fondi.

Died May 16th, 1997 at 80 years old in Rome.

Delkash

Iranian musician (1924-2004).

Born February 26th, 1924 in Babol.

Died September 1st, 2004 at 80 years old in Tehran.

Micere Githae Mugo

Kenyan writer and activist.

Born December 12th, 1942 in Baricho.

Died June 30th, 2023 at 80 years old in Syracuse. [ref]

Ronald George Wreyford Norrish

British chemist.

Born November 9th, 1897 in Cambridge.

Died June 7th, 1978 at 80 years old in Cambridge.

S. N. Behrman

American writer.

Born June 9th, 1893 in Worcester.

Died September 9th, 1973 at 80 years old in New York City.

Amara Essy

Ivorian diplomat.

Born December 20th, 1944 in Bouaké.

Died April 8th, 2025 at 80 years old in Abidjan. [ref]

Cleveland Eaton

American musician.

Born August 31st, 1939 in Fairfield. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2020 at 80 years old in Birmingham (disease). [ref]

Guy Thys

Belgian footballer (1922–2003).

Born December 6th, 1922 in Antwerp.

Died August 1st, 2003 at 80 years old in Antwerp.

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