In the year 1980
610 Notable deaths
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]
Haydée Santamaría Cuadrado
Cuban rebel & civil servant (1923–1980).
Born December 30th, 1923 in Villa Clara Province.
Died July 28th, 1980 at 56 years old in Havana.
Katharine Mary Briggs
British folklorist (1898–1980).
Born November 8th, 1898 in Hampstead.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 81 years old in St Margaret's at Cliffe.
Boun Oum
Laotian politician (1912–1980).
Born December 12th, 1912 in Champasak.
Died March 17th, 1980 at 67 years old in Paris, Meudon.
Jacobus Johannes Fouché
South african politician (1898–1980).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Wepener.
Died September 23rd, 1980 at 82 years old in Cape Town.
Allan Pettersson
Swedish composer and violist.
Born September 19th, 1911 in Västra Ryd.
Died June 20th, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm (cancer). [ref]
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 and governor general (1913-1980).
Born April 4th, 1913 in Saint-Anicet.
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 67 years old in Ottawa.
Piotar Mašeraw
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).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 610
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha