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In the year 1980
591 Notable deaths
Hélio Oiticica
Brazilian visual artist (1937-1980).
Born July 26th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 42 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke). [ref]
Filipp Golikov
Soviet marshal (1900-1980).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Borisova.
Died July 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
Spanish politician (1898-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Salamanca. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Farrokhroo Parsa
Iranian politician (1922-1980).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Qom.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891–1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome.
Franco Basaglia
Italian psychiatrist and neurologist (1924-1980).
Born March 11th, 1924 in Venice.
Died August 29th, 1980 at 56 years old in Venice (cancer). [ref]
Adolph Deutsch
British-american composer, conductor and arranger.
Born October 20th, 1897 in London.
Died January 1st, 1980 at 82 years old in Palm Desert.
Nikos Xilouris
Greek composer-singer (1936-1980).
Born July 7th, 1936 in Anogeia Municipality.
Died February 8th, 1980 at 43 years old in Metaxa Hospital (brain cancer).
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente
Spanish naturalist, environmentalist and documentary filmmaker (1928-1980).
Born March 14th, 1928 in Poza de la Sal.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 52 years old in Shaktoolik (aviation accident).
Marian Spychalski
Polish architect, military officer and communist politician.
Born December 6th, 1906 in Łódź. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1980 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 591
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø