In the year 1980
562 Notable deaths
Ram Kinker Baij
Indian sculptor and painter, 1906-1980.
Born May 25th, 1906 in Bankura. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman
American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980).
Born August 26th, 1892 in Huntington. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 88 years old in Plainfield. [ref]
Marcelo Caetano
Portuguese politician (1906-1980).
Born August 17th, 1906 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1980 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dietrich von Saucken
German world war ii general (1892-1980).
Born May 16th, 1892 in Primorsk.
Died September 27th, 1980 at 88 years old in Pullach.
Barbara Pym
British writer.
Born June 2nd, 1913 in Oswestry.
Died January 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in Finstock (breast cancer).
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).
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr
An iraqi shia cleric, philosopher, and the ideological founder of the islamic dawa party (1935-1980)(55 yrs).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 45 years old in Baghdad (hanging).
Winifred Wagner
British-german opera manager.
Born June 23rd, 1897 in Hastings. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1980 at 82 years old in Überlingen. [ref]
Sara García
Mexican actress and comedian (1895-1980).
Born September 8th, 1895 in Orizaba. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 562
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore