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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Sam Ferris
British long-distance runner.
Born August 29th, 1900 in Northern Ireland.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 79 years old in Torquay.
Gordon E. Sawyer
Sound engineer (1905-1980).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Santa Barbara.
Died March 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Santa Barbara.
Emanuel Sperner
German mathematician, best known for two theorems (1905-1980).
Born December 9th, 1905 in Prusinowice, Opole Voivodeship.
Died December 31st, 1980 at 75 years old in Laufen. [ref]
Bronisław Knaster
Xxth century mathematician.
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 87 years old in Wrocław.
Keijo Liinamaa
Finnish politician and lawyer (1929–1980).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Mänttä. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1980 at 51 years old in Helsinki.
Alexander Nesmeyanov
Soviet chemist specializing in organometallic chemistry.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Miguel Capuccini
Uruguayan footballer (1904-1980).
Born January 5th, 1904 in Montevideo.
Died June 9th, 1980 at 76 years old in Montevideo.
Avtandil Gogoberidze
Georgian footballer (1922-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Sukhumi.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
Herm Schaefer
American basketball player-coach (1918-1980).
Born December 20th, 1918 in Fort Wayne.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 61 years old in Indianapolis.
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards-on-Sea.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
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