In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Keijo Liinamaa
Finnish politician and lawyer (1929–1980).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Mänttä. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1980 at 51 years old in Helsinki.
Ľudovít Fulla
Czechoslovak graphic and painter (1902-1980).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Ružomberok.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 78 years old in Bratislava.
Emilio Cigoli
Italian actor and voice actor (1909-1980).
Born November 18th, 1909 in Livorno.
Died November 7th, 1980 at 70 years old in Rome.
Emanuel Sperner
German mathematician, best known for two theorems (1905-1980).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Prusinowice, Opole Voivodeship.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Laufen. [ref]
Bronisław Knaster
Xxth century mathematician.
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 87 years old in Wrocław.
Marie-Antoinette Tonnelat
French physicist (1912–1980).
Born March 5th, 1912 in Charolles.
Died December 3rd, 1980 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Stepan Klochurak
Ukrainian politician, minister of defense of carpatho-ukraine.
Born February 27th, 1895 in Yasinya.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 84 years old in Prague.
Gaetano Belloni
Italian racing cyclist.
Born August 26th, 1892 in Pizzighettone.
Died January 9th, 1980 at 87 years old in Milan.
Herm Schaefer
American basketball player-coach (1918-1980).
Born December 20th, 1918 in Fort Wayne.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 61 years old in Indianapolis.
Sam Ferris
British long-distance runner.
Born August 29th, 1900 in Northern Ireland.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 79 years old in Torquay.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 608
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi