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In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Jorge Basadre
Peruvian historian (1903-1980).
Born February 12th, 1903 in Tacna Department.
Died June 29th, 1980 at 77 years old in Lima.
Julio de Caro
Argentine musician (1899–1980).
Born December 11th, 1899 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Mar del Plata.
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Polish tennis player (1912–1980).
Born October 15th, 1912 in Kraków.
Died February 28th, 1980 at 67 years old in Katowice.
Lado Gudiashvili
Georgian artist (1896-1980).
Born March 30th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Carlos López Moctezuma
Mexican actor (1909–1980).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died July 14th, 1980 at 70 years old in Aguascalientes City (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Forrest
African american jazz musician (1920-1980).
Born January 24th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died August 26th, 1980 at 60 years old in Grand Rapids.
Arkady Severny
Russian musician (1939-1980).
Born March 12th, 1939 in Ivanovo.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Secondo Campini
Italian engineer (1904-1980).
Born August 28th, 1904 in Bologna.
Died February 7th, 1980 at 75 years old in Milan.
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 608
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø