In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Jan Werich
Czech actor, playwright and writer (1905–1980).
Born February 6th, 1905 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Prague. [ref]
Allen Hoskins
Actor (1920-1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Kishan Lal
Field hockey player (1917-1980).
Born February 2nd, 1917 in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1980 at 63 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Ahmad Shukeiri
Palestinian politician (1908-1980).
Born January 1st, 1908 in Tebnine.
Died February 25th, 1980 at 72 years old in Amman.
Donald Ogden Stewart
American author and screenwriter (1894-1980).
Born November 30th, 1894 in Columbus.
Died August 2nd, 1980 at 85 years old in London.
Robert Whittaker
American ecologist (1920–1980).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Wichita.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Ithaca (lung cancer).
Ben Sharpsteen
Film director, film producer (1895-1980).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 85 years old in Calistoga.
Héctor José Cámpora
President of argentina (1909-1980).
Born March 26th, 1909 in Mercedes. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1980 at 71 years old in Mexico City (lung cancer). [ref]
Nadezhda Mandelstam
Russian writer and educator.
Born November 11th, 1899 in Saratov.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Ernst Busch
German actor (1900-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1900 in Kiel.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 80 years old in East Berlin.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman