In the year 1980
607 Notable deaths
Arend Heyting
Dutch mathematician and logician (1898-1980).
Born May 9th, 1898 in Amsterdam.
Died July 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Lugano.
Sol Lesser
American film producer (1890–1980).
Born February 17th, 1890 in Washington.
Died September 19th, 1980 at 90 years old in Hollywood.
Gerard Bucknall
British army general (1894–1980).
Born September 14th, 1894 in Rock Ferry.
Died December 7th, 1980 at 86 years old in Cheam.
William Gemmell Cochran
British / american statistician.
Born July 15th, 1909 in Rutherglen.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 70 years old in Orleans.
Maurice Genevoix
French writer (1890-1980).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Decize. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Xàbia.
Tokuji Hayakawa
Japanese businessman (1893-1980).
Born November 3rd, 1893 in Tokyo.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Osaka.
Raymond Mays
British racing driver (1899-1980).
Born August 1st, 1899 in Bourne.
Died January 6th, 1980 at 80 years old
Alf Sjöberg
Swedish film director (1903-1980).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1980 at 77 years old in Oscar Parish (traffic collision). [ref]
Tryggve Gran
Norwegian flying ace, polar explorer and author (1888–1980).
Born January 20th, 1888 in Bergen.
Died January 8th, 1980 at 91 years old in Grimstad.
Emilio Pujol
Spanish classical guitarist.
Born September 10th, 1886 in La Granadella.
Died November 15th, 1980 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé