In the year 1980
592 Notable deaths
Ivan Triesault
Estonian-american actor (1898-1980).
Born July 13th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died September 3rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.
Jules Léger
Canadian diplomat (1913-1980).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Montérégie.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Pyotr Masherov
Soviet politician (1918-1980).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Šyrki.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 62 years old in Smaliavičy District (traffic collision).
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).
Boris Delaunay
Russian mathematician.
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George Borg Olivier
Maltese politician and attorney (1911-1980).
Born July 5th, 1911 in Valletta.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 69 years old in Sliema (disease).
Tom Waring
English footballer (1906-1980).
Born October 12th, 1906 in England.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 74 years old in Birkenhead.
Rolf Nevanlinna
Finnish mathematician (1895–1980) known for his research in complex analysis.
Born October 22nd, 1895 in Joensuu.
Died May 28th, 1980 at 84 years old in Helsinki.
Marc Connelly
American playwright (1890-1980).
Born December 13th, 1890 in McKeesport.
Died December 21st, 1980 at 90 years old in New York City.
Gareth Evans
British philosopher.
Born May 12th, 1946 in London. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1980 at 34 years old in Oxford.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan