In the year 1980
607 Notable deaths
Juan Garcia Oliver
Spanish anarchist (1902-1980).
Born January 20th, 1902 in Reus. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 78 years old in Guadalajara.
Helmut Käutner
German film director and actor (1908–1980).
Born March 25th, 1908 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 20th, 1980 at 72 years old in Castellina in Chianti.
Gastone Nencini
Italian cyclist (1930–1980).
Born March 1st, 1930 in Barberino di Mugello.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 49 years old in Florence.
Jacob Talmon
Polish-born israeli historian; professor of modern history; studied cold war and totalitarianism; anti-marxist.
Born June 14th, 1916 in Rypin. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (heart failure). [ref]
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Finn Ronne
American explorer (1899–1980).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bethesda.
Alfred Andersch
Prosaist, short story writer, publisher, and radio editor (1914-1980).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Munich.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 66 years old in Berzona (kidney failure).
Wilhelm Hoegner
German politician (1887–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1887 in Munich.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 92 years old in Munich.
Virginia Brown Faire
American actress (1904-1980).
Born June 26th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 1980 at 76 years old in Laguna Beach.
Kenneth Blackburne
British colonial administrator (1907–1980).
Born December 12th, 1907 in Bordon.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Douglas.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 607
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø