In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Giorgio Amendola
Italian writer and politician (1907–1980).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1980 at 72 years old in Rome. [ref]
Maurice Martenot
French musician.
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
Zhao Dan
Chinese actor (1915-1980).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Jiangdu District.
Died October 10th, 1980 at 65 years old in Beijing (pancreatic cancer).
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Polish tennis player.
Born October 15th, 1912 in Kraków.
Died February 28th, 1980 at 67 years old in Katowice.
Secondo Campini
Italian engineer (1904-1980).
Born August 28th, 1904 in Bologna.
Died February 7th, 1980 at 75 years old in Milan.
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Mario Mattoli
Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born November 30th, 1898 in Tolentino. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rachel Fuller Brown
American chemist.
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Springfield.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Albany.
Vladimír Holan
Czech poet and translator (1905-1980).
Born September 16th, 1905 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1980 at 74 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 537
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