In the year 1980
607 Notable deaths
Piersanti Mattarella
Italian politician (1935-1980).
Born May 24th, 1935 in Castellammare del Golfo.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 44 years old in Palermo.
Toyen
Czech painter, photographer, writer and artist (1902–1980).
Born September 21st, 1902 in Smíchov.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 78 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Gustav Krukenberg
German general (1888-1980).
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Patrick Gordon Walker
British labour party politician (1907-1980).
Born April 7th, 1907 in Worthing.
Died December 2nd, 1980 at 73 years old in London.
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician (1906-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Culver City.
Edith Evanson
American actress (1896-1980).
Born April 28th, 1896 in Bellingham.
Died November 29th, 1980 at 84 years old in Riverside.
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff
German general (1905–1980).
Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin.
Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich.
Hiroshi Inagaki
Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, actor (1905–1980).
Born December 30th, 1905 in Tokyo.
Died May 21st, 1980 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Camara Laye
Guinean writer (1928–1980).
Born January 1st, 1928 in Kouroussa.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 52 years old in Dakar (kidney disease).
Deaths 221 to 230 of 607
The harder the pain, the longer the path to recovery, the better the opportunity to learn. Maxime Lagacé