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In the year 1980
607 Notable deaths
Philip MacDonald
British writer (1900–1980).
Born November 5th, 1900 in London.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills.
Víctor Galíndez
Argentine boxer (1948-1980).
Born November 2nd, 1948 in Vedia, Buenos Aires.
Died October 25th, 1980 at 31 years old in 25 de Mayo (traffic collision).
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California. [ref]
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Polish philosopher.
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Warsaw.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Jean Robic
French cyclist (1921-1980).
Born June 10th, 1921 in Condé-lès-Vouziers. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1980 at 59 years old in Claye-Souilly (traffic collision). [ref]
Sammy Angott
American boxer (1915-1980).
Born January 17th, 1915 in Washington.
Died October 22nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Cleveland.
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrator (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca.
María Luisa Bombal
Chilean writer.
Born June 8th, 1910 in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Santiago (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]
Margaret Cole
English socialist politician (1893-1980).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Cambridge.
Died May 7th, 1980 at 87 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg. [ref]
Deaths 291 to 300 of 607
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