In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Tony Smith
American sculptor and architect (1912–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1912 in South Orange.
Died December 26th, 1980 at 68 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Jerry Fielding
American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer (1922-1980).
Born June 17th, 1922 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1980 at 57 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Benode Behari Mukherjee
Indian artist (1904-1980).
Born February 7th, 1904 in Behala.
Died November 11th, 1980 at 76 years old in New Delhi.
Cartola
Brazilian singer, composer and poet (1908–1980).
Born October 11th, 1908 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 30th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (thyroid cancer).
Duke Pearson
American pianist.
Born August 17th, 1932 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
American physicist.
Born March 13th, 1899 in Middletown.
Died October 27th, 1980 at 81 years old in Cambridge.
John Kotelawala
Sri lankan politician.
Born April 4th, 1897 in Sri Lanka.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 83 years old in Colombo.
Clarrie Grimmett
Australian cricketer (1891-1980).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Dunedin.
Died May 2nd, 1980 at 88 years old in Adelaide.
Zygmunt Berling
Polish general and politician (1896-1980).
Born April 27th, 1896 in Limanowa.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Andre Kostelanetz
American conductor (1901–1980).
Born December 22nd, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 13th, 1980 at 78 years old in Port-au-Prince (pneumonia).
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami