In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Soviet actor (1905-1980).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Petar Trifunović
Yugoslav chess grandmaster.
Born August 31st, 1910 in Dubrovnik.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Avtandil Gogoberidze
Georgian footballer (1922-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Sukhumi.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
Peter Broeker
Canadian racing driver.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Germany.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 54 years old in Ottawa.
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Russian film director (1909–1980).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Vovchansk.
Died December 28th, 1980 at 71 years old in Zheleznodorozhny.
Miguel Capuccini
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1980).
Born January 5th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died June 9th, 1980 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Dyre Vaa
Norwegian artist (1903-1980).
Born January 19th, 1903 in Kviteseid Municipality.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Rauland Municipaity.
Rudolf Bürger
Romanian footballer (1908-1980).
Born October 31st, 1908 in Timișoara.
Died January 20th, 1980 at 71 years old in Timișoara.
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