In the year 1980

592 Notable deaths

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]

Maurice Cornforth

British marxist philosopher (1909–1980).

Born October 28th, 1909 in London, Willesden.

Died December 31st, 1980 at 71 years old in London, Islington.

Gerhard Hanappi

Austrian footballer (1929-1980).

Born February 16th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died August 23rd, 1980 at 51 years old in Vienna (lymphoma).

Poul Kjærholm

Danish designer (1929-1980).

Born January 8th, 1929 in Østervrå.

Died April 18th, 1980 at 51 years old in Hillerød (lung cancer).

Carl Ebert

German actor (1887-1980).

Born February 20th, 1887 in Berlin.

Died May 14th, 1980 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.

Shōjirō Iida

Japanese general.

Born August 8th, 1888 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Died January 23rd, 1980 at 91 years old in Tokyo.

Louis Neefs

Belgian singer and presenter.

Born August 8th, 1937 in Gierle.

Died December 25th, 1980 at 43 years old in Lier (traffic collision).

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.

Alberto Demicheli

Dictator of uruguay (1896-1980).

Born August 7th, 1896 in Rocha.

Died October 12th, 1980 at 84 years old in Montevideo.

Joe Bradford

English footballer (1901-1980).

Born January 22nd, 1901 in Peggs Green.

Died September 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Birmingham.

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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black