In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado
Cuban rebel & civil servant.
Born December 30th, 1923 in Villa Clara Province. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1980 at 56 years old in Havana.
Boris Kaufman
American cinematographer.
Born August 24th, 1906 in Białystok.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Rolf Nevanlinna
Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis.
Born October 22nd, 1895 in Joensuu. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Jules Léger
Canadian diplomat (1913-1980).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Montérégie.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Euphemia Haynes
American mathematician.
Born September 11th, 1890 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 25th, 1980 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Polish poet, essayist, dramatist, and writer (1894-1980).
Born February 20th, 1894 in Kyiv Governorate. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Andrei Amalrik
Russian writer and dissident (1938-1980).
Born May 12th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died November 12th, 1980 at 42 years old in Guadalajara (traffic collision).
Odile Versois
French comedian and actress.
Born June 14th, 1930 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
Polish philosopher.
Born April 3rd, 1886 in Warsaw.
Died April 4th, 1980 at 94 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 537
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather