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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Dobriša Cesarić
Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980).
Born January 10th, 1902 in Požega. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1980 at 78 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Walter Rilla
German actor.
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Neunkirchen.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Rosenheim.
Kenneth Blackburne
British colonial administrator.
Born December 12th, 1907 in Bordon.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Douglas.
Ruth Aarons
American table tennis player (1918-1980).
Born June 11th, 1918 in Stamford.
Died June 6th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
Alexander Mach
Slovak minister of interior of the slovakia and publicist (1902-1980).
Born October 11th, 1902 in Palárikovo. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1980 at 78 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Dov Yosef
Israeli politician (1899-1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Walter Susskind
Czech-british conductor, composer and pianist.
Born May 1st, 1913 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1980 at 66 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Marshall Reed
American actor (1917-1980).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Englewood.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
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