In the year 1980
607 Notable deaths
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).
Born December 4th, 1888 in Faridpur District.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 91 years old in Kolkata.
Clyfford Still
American artist (1904-1980).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Grandin.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
John William McCormack
Speaker of the house (1962-1971); american politician from massachusetts (1891-1980).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Boston.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Dedham (pneumonia).
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
An iraqi shia cleric, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the islamic dawa party (1935-1980)(55 yrs).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 45 years old in Baghdad (hanging).
Rose Valland
French resistance member, art historian (1898-1980).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Ris-Orangis.
Patrick Depailler
French racecar driver (1944-1980).
Born August 9th, 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1980 at 35 years old in Hockenheim. [ref]
Greta Schröder
German actress (1891-1967).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Reginald Gardiner
Actor (1903-1980).
Born February 27th, 1903 in London.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 77 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction).
Sara García
Mexican actress and comedian (1895-1980).
Born September 8th, 1895 in Orizaba. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 607
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci