In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
John William McCormack
Speaker of the house (1962-1971); american politician from massachusetts (1891-1980).
Born December 21st, 1891 in Boston.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Dedham (pneumonia).
George Pal
Hungarian-american film director (1908—1980).
Born February 1st, 1908 in Cegléd.
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).
Rose Valland
French resistance member, art historian (1898-1980).
Born November 1st, 1898 in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.
Died September 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Ris-Orangis.
Patrick Depailler
French racecar driver (1944-1980).
Born August 9th, 1944 in Clermont-Ferrand. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1980 at 35 years old in Hockenheim. [ref]
Greta Schröder
German actress (1891-1967).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Reginald Gardiner
Actor (1903-1980).
Born February 27th, 1903 in London.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 77 years old in Westwood (myocardial infarction).
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]
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.
Fatmawati
National hero of indonesia, wife of president sukarno (1923-1980).
Born February 5th, 1923 in Bengkulu.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 57 years old in Kuala Lumpur (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 591
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler