In the year 1980
608 Notable deaths
Leonid Martynov
Russian poet.
Born May 22nd, 1905 in Omsk. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1980 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Fatma Gevheri Sultan
Ottoman noble (1904–1980).
Born November 30th, 1904 in Istanbul.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 76 years old in Istanbul.
Adalgisa Nery
Brazilian writer and politician (1905-1980).
Born October 29th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Mario Lanzi
Italian athletics competitor (1914–1980).
Born October 10th, 1914 in Castelletto sopra Ticino.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 65 years old in Schio.
Walter Max Zimmerman
German botanist (1892-1980).
Born May 9th, 1892 in Walldürn. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1980 at 88 years old in Tübingen. [ref]
Erich Zepler
Electronics engineer, chess problemist (1898–1980).
Born January 27th, 1898 in Herford.
Died May 13th, 1980 at 82 years old in Southampton.
Jan Fethke
German-polish film director.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Opole.
Died December 16th, 1980 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Charley Borah
American athlete (1906–1980).
Born November 11th, 1905 in Fairfield.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Phoenix.
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Canadian astronomer (1893-1980).
Born July 5th, 1893 in Toronto.
Died January 26th, 1980 at 86 years old
María Teresa Mora
Cuban chess player (1902-1980).
Born October 15th, 1902 in Havana.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 77 years old in Havana.
Deaths 501 to 510 of 608
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson