In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Pierre Etchebaster
French real tennis player (1893–1980).
Born December 8th, 1893 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Maurice Grevisse
Belgian grammarian (1895–1980).
Born October 7th, 1895 in Habay.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 84 years old in La Louvière.
Hubert Jedin
German theologian and historian (1900-1980).
Born June 17th, 1900 in Groß Briesen.
Died July 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bonn.
Alexander Nesmeyanov
Soviet chemist specializing in organometallic chemistry.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
José Américo de Almeida
Brazilian writer and politician (1887–1980).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Areia.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 93 years old in João Pessoa.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Sound engineer (1905-1980).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Santa Barbara.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara.
Franz Schafheitlin
Actor (1895-1980).
Born August 9th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1980 at 84 years old in Pullach.
Andrija Anković
Croatian footballer (1937-1980).
Born July 16th, 1937 in Gabela.
Died April 28th, 1980 at 42 years old in Split.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 608
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