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In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Barbara Pym
British writer.
Born June 2nd, 1913 in Oswestry.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in Finstock (breast cancer).
Fabian von Schlabrendorff
German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against adolf hitler (1907-1980).
Born July 1st, 1907 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Wiesbaden.
Johnny Owen
Welsh boxer (1956–1980).
Born January 7th, 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 24 years old in Los Angeles.
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
John McEwen
Australian politician, 18th prime minister of australia (1900-1980).
Born March 29th, 1900 in Chiltern.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 80 years old in Toorak (starvation).
Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
Egyptian quran reciter (1917–1980).
Born September 17th, 1917.
Died November 24th, 1980 at 63 years old in Egypt.
Sergey Taboritsky
Russian white emigrant, monarchist and nationalist.
Born August 2nd, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 1980 at 85 years old in Limburg an der Lahn.
Lillian Ngoyi
South african anti-apartheid activist (1911–1980).
Born September 25th, 1911 in Pretoria.
Died March 13th, 1980 at 68 years old in Soweto (myocardial infarction).
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.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)