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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980).
Born May 7th, 1892 in Kumrovec. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1980 at 87 years old in Ljubljana (heart failure). [ref]
Jean-Paul Sartre
French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980).
Born June 21st, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (edema). [ref]
Karl Dönitz
German admiral, supreme commander of the navy, head of state and convicted war criminal (1891-1980).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ian Curtis
English musician (1956–1980).
Born July 15th, 1956 in Stretford. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1980 at 23 years old in Macclesfield (hanging). [ref]
Sanjay Gandhi
Indian politician (1946-1980).
Born December 14th, 1946 in New Delhi.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 33 years old in New Delhi (aviation accident).
Mohammed Rafi
Indian singer.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Kotla Sultan Singh. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1980 at 55 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).
Mae West
American actress and sex symbol (1893-1980).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Dorothy Stratten
Canadian playmate and actress (1960–1980).
Born February 28th, 1960 in Vancouver.
Died August 14th, 1980 at 20 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980).
Born August 9th, 1896 in Neuchâtel. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1980 at 84 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Marshall McLuhan
Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar.
Born July 21st, 1911 in Edmonton. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1980 at 69 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner