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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Romolo Valli
Italian actor (1925-1980).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Reggio Emilia.
Died February 1st, 1980 at 54 years old in Rome (traffic collision). [ref]
Filipp Golikov
Soviet marshal (1900-1980).
Born July 29th, 1900 in Borisova.
Died July 29th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
José Calvo
Actor (1916-1980).
Born March 3rd, 1916 in Madrid.
Died May 16th, 1980 at 64 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Oskar Kummetz
German admiral.
Born July 21st, 1891 in Iłowo-Osada.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 89 years old in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
Marian Spychalski
President of poland (1906-1980).
Born December 6th, 1906 in Łódź.
Died June 7th, 1980 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Allen Hoskins
Actor (1920-1980).
Born August 9th, 1920 in Boston.
Died July 26th, 1980 at 59 years old in California (cancer).
Carmel Myers
Actress (1899-1980).
Born April 4th, 1899 in San Francisco.
Died November 9th, 1980 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Nelson Rodrigues
Brazilian writer and playwright.
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Recife. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1980 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Pietro Nenni
Italian politician (1891-1980).
Born February 9th, 1891 in Faenza. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Allan Pettersson
Swedish composer and violist.
Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Maria Magdalena parish (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 537
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir