Dead at age 80
1,831 Notable deaths
Rudolf Hausner
Painter (1914-1995).
Born December 4th, 1914 in Vienna.
Died February 25th, 1995 at 80 years old in Mödling.
Chana Orloff
Ukrainian sculptor (1888–1968).
Born July 12th, 1888 in Konstantovka. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
José Vianna da Motta
Portuguese pianist and composer.
Born April 22nd, 1868 in São Tomé. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1948 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
Yuri Ozerov
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1921-2001).
Born January 26th, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2001 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Alexander Brailowsky
Ukrainian-born french pianist (1896-1976).
Born February 16th, 1896 in Kyiv.
Died April 25th, 1976 at 80 years old in New York City.
George Wetherill
American physicist (1925-2006).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2006 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart disease). [ref]
Milton L. Humason
American astronomer.
Born August 19th, 1891 in Dodge Center.
Died June 18th, 1972 at 80 years old in Mendocino.
Driss Chraïbi
Morrocan author (1926–2007).
Born July 15th, 1926 in El Jadida. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2007 at 80 years old in Valence. [ref]
Alexander Piatigorsky
Russian philosopher (1929–2009).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died October 25th, 2009 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 921 to 930 of 1831
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis