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In the year 1980
611 Notable deaths
Arkady Severny
Russian musician (1939-1980).
Born March 12th, 1939 in Ivanovo.
Died April 12th, 1980 at 41 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Secondo Campini
Italian engineer (1904-1980).
Born August 28th, 1904 in Bologna.
Died February 7th, 1980 at 75 years old in Milan.
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
Alvin Ward Gouldner
Professor of sociology (1920-1980).
Born July 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 60 years old in Madrid, St. Louis.
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).
Ray Rennahan
American cinematographer.
Born May 1st, 1896 in Las Vegas.
Died May 19th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tarzana.
Max Alpert
Soviet russian photo journalist (1899-1980).
Born March 18th, 1899 in Simferopol.
Died November 30th, 1980 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Rachel Fuller Brown
American chemist (1898–1980).
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Springfield.
Died January 14th, 1980 at 81 years old in Albany.
Aleksander Jabłoński
Polish physicist (1898-1980).
Born February 26th, 1898 in Voskresenivka.
Died September 9th, 1980 at 82 years old in Skierniewice.
Mario Mattoli
Italian film director and screenwriter (1898–1980).
Born November 30th, 1898 in Tolentino.
Died February 26th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rome.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 611
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