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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Military leader, historian, viceroy (1911-1980).
Died November 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in London.
Robert Whittaker
American ecologist (1920–1980).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Wichita.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Ithaca (lung cancer).
Ray Heindorf
American songwriter, composer, conductor, and arranger (1908-1980).
Born August 25th, 1908 in Rockland County. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1980 at 71 years old in California. [ref]
Philip MacDonald
British writer.
Born November 5th, 1901 in London.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Sonja Wigert
Norwegian-swedish actress.
Born November 11th, 1913 in Notodden.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in l'Alfàs del Pi.
Gareth Evans
British philosopher.
Born May 12th, 1946 in London. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1980 at 34 years old in Oxford.
Erich Hückel
German physical chemist known for the debye-hückel theory and the hückel method.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Berlin. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Marburg. [ref]
María Luisa Bombal
Chilean writer.
Born June 8th, 1910 in Viña del Mar. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Santiago (functional gastrointestinal disorder). [ref]
Louis Darquier de Pellepoix
French holocaust perpetrators (1897-1980).
Born December 19th, 1897 in Cahors. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1980 at 82 years old in Carratraca. [ref]
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).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 537
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson