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In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Walter Dornberger
German general.
Born September 6th, 1895 in Giessen.
Died June 27th, 1980 at 84 years old in Sasbach.
Pascual Jordan
German physicist and politician (1902-1980).
Born October 18th, 1902 in Hanover.
Died July 31st, 1980 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Jane Froman
American actress (1907–1980).
Born November 10th, 1907 in University City.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 72 years old in Columbia (heart failure).
Don "Red" Barry
American actor (1912-1980).
Born January 11th, 1912 in Houston.
Died July 17th, 1980 at 68 years old in Hollywood (gunshot wound).
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator.
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
Dore Schary
Screenwriter, playwright, film director, studio executive (1905-1980).
Born August 31st, 1905 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1980 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Syrian politician (1912-1980).
Born May 5th, 1912 in Damascus.
Died July 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Fritz Strassmann
German chemist.
Born February 22nd, 1902 in Boppard.
Died April 22nd, 1980 at 78 years old in Mainz.
Joseph Banks Rhine
American parapsychologist (1895-1980).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Juniata County. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Hillsborough.
Peggy Knudsen
American actress (1923–1980).
Born April 22nd, 1923 in Duluth.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 57 years old in Encino (cancer).
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson