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In the year 1980
592 Notable deaths
Erle C. Kenton
Film director (1896-1980).
Born August 1st, 1896 in Montana. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1980 at 83 years old in Glendale (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Elvira de Hidalgo
Operatic soprano and pedagogue (1891–1980).
Born December 28th, 1891 in Valderrobres.
Died January 21st, 1980 at 88 years old in Milan.
Dorothy Phillips
American actress (1889-1980).
Born October 30th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died March 1st, 1980 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills (pneumonia).
Marshall Reed
American actor (1917-1980).
Born May 28th, 1917 in Englewood.
Died April 15th, 1980 at 62 years old in Los Angeles.
Henry Levin
Film director (1909-1980).
Born June 5th, 1909 in Trenton. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in California. [ref]
Manlio Brosio
Italian politician, lawyer, and diplomat; nato secretary general (1897-1980).
Born July 10th, 1897 in Turin.
Died March 14th, 1980 at 82 years old in Turin.
Walter Rilla
German actor.
Born August 22nd, 1895 in Neunkirchen.
Died November 21st, 1980 at 85 years old in Rosenheim.
Bint al-Huda
Iraqi educator and political activist (1937-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1937 in Kadhimiya.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 43 years old in Baghdad.
Marie Under
Estonian poet (1883-1980).
Born March 27th, 1883 in Tallinn. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1980 at 97 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 592
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney