In the year 1980
610 Notable deaths
Boris Delaunay
Soviet mathematician (1890–1980).
Born March 15th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1980 at 90 years old in Moscow.
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.
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Polish writer (1894–1980).
Born February 20th, 1894 in Kal'nyk. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 86 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Zhang Fakui
Chinese general (1896-1980).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Shixing County.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 83 years old in Hong Kong.
Frank Wykoff
American athlete (1909–1980).
Born October 29th, 1909 in Des Moines. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Altadena. [ref]
Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae
Military leader, historian, viceroy (1911-1980).
Died November 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in London.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 610
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen