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In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Daisy Earles
German actress (1907-1980).
Born April 29th, 1907 in Stolpen.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 72 years old in Sarasota.
Luigi Longo
Italian politician (1900-1980).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Fubine Monferrato. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sohrab Sepehri
Iranian poet and painter (1928-1980).
Born October 7th, 1928 in Kashan.
Died April 21st, 1980 at 51 years old in Tehran (leukemia).
James McDonnell
Aerospace pioneer.
Born April 9th, 1899 in Denver.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in St. Louis.
Anna Jantar
Polish singer (1950-1980).
Born June 10th, 1950 in Poznań.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 29 years old in Warsaw (aviation accident).
Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born August 15th, 1901 in Gatchina.
Died July 7th, 1980 at 78 years old in London.
Masayoshi Ōhira
Japanese politician (1910-1980).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Wada.
Died June 12th, 1980 at 70 years old in Toranomon Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Jean Lesage
19th premier of quebec.
Born June 10th, 1912 in Montreal.
Died December 12th, 1980 at 68 years old in Sillery.
Jorge B. Vargas
Filipino diplomat.
Born February 24th, 1890 in Bago.
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Manila.
Lil Dagover
German actress (1887–1980).
Born September 30th, 1887 in Madiun.
Died January 24th, 1980 at 92 years old in Geiselgasteig.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine