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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
Former president of argentina (1887-1980).
Born February 12th, 1887 in Lanús.
Died October 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires.
Arthur Melvin Okun
American economist (1928-1980).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Jersey City.
Died March 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Washington, D.C..
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda
Spanish politician (1915-1980).
Born November 10th, 1915 in Gijón. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1980 at 64 years old in London. [ref]
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).
Miliza Korjus
Estonian-american coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980).
Born August 18th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Culver City (disease). [ref]
Marin Preda
Romanian writer.
Born August 5th, 1922 in Siliștea Gumești. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1980 at 57 years old in Mogoșoaia (asphyxia). [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).
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver.
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
Gabriel Gonzáles Videla
Chilean politician (1898-1980).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in La Serena.
Died August 22nd, 1980 at 81 years old in Santiago.
Rostislav Alexeyev
Soviet shipbuilder (1916-1980).
Born December 18th, 1916 in Novozybkov.
Died February 9th, 1980 at 63 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 537
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