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In the year 1980
592 Notable deaths
Willi Forst
Austrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980).
Born April 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1980 at 77 years old in Vienna (cancer). [ref]
Finn Ronne
American explorer (1899–1980).
Born December 20th, 1899 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 12th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bethesda.
Alfred Andersch
Prosaist, short story writer, publisher, and radio editor (1914-1980).
Born February 4th, 1914 in Munich.
Died February 21st, 1980 at 66 years old in Berzona (kidney failure).
Wilhelm Hoegner
German politician (1887–1980).
Born September 23rd, 1887 in Munich.
Died March 5th, 1980 at 92 years old in Munich.
Virginia Brown Faire
American actress (1904-1980).
Born June 26th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 1980 at 76 years old in Laguna Beach.
Kenneth Blackburne
British colonial administrator (1907–1980).
Born December 12th, 1907 in Bordon.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 72 years old in Douglas.
Ernst Ocwirk
Austrian footballer (1926-1980).
Born March 7th, 1926 in Vienna.
Died January 23rd, 1980 at 53 years old in Klein-Pöchlarn (multiple sclerosis).
Nachum Gutman
Painter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Telenești.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 82 years old in Israel, Tel Aviv. [ref]
André Leducq
French cyclist (1904-1980).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Dov Yosef
Israeli politician (1899-1980).
Born May 27th, 1899 in Montreal. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 80 years old in Beersheba.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 592
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