In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Manlio Brosio
Italian politician, lawyer, and diplomat; nato secretary general (1897-1980).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Turin.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 82 years old in Turin.
Walter Rilla
German actor.
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Neunkirchen.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Rosenheim.
Bint al-Huda
Iraqi educator and political activist (1937-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1937 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 43 years old in Baghdad.
Marie Under
Estonian poet (1883-1980).
Born March 27th, 1883 in Tallinn.
Died September 25th, 1980 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
Walter Susskind
Czech-british conductor, composer and pianist.
Born May 1st, 1913 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1980 at 66 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Maurice Cornforth
British marxist philosopher (1909–1980).
Born October 28th, 1909 in London, Willesden.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 71 years old in London, Islington.
Gerhard Hanappi
Austrian footballer (1929-1980).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Vienna.
Died August 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vienna (lymphoma).
Poul Kjærholm
Danish designer (1929-1980).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Østervrå.
Died April 18th, 1980 at 51 years old in Hillerød (lung cancer).
Carl Ebert
German actor (1887-1980).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan