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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
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.
Grigory Novak
Soviet weightlifter.
Born March 5th, 1919 in Chornobyl.
Died July 10th, 1980 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Harri Larva
Finnish middle distance runner.
Born September 9th, 1906 in Turku.
Died November 15th, 1980 at 74 years old in Turku.
Franz Schafheitlin
Actor (1895-1980).
Born August 9th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1980 at 84 years old in Pullach.
Emilio Cigoli
Italian actor and voice actor (1909-1980).
Born November 18th, 1909 in Livorno. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1980 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rudolf Bürger
Romanian footballer (1908-1980).
Born October 31st, 1908 in Timișoara.
Died January 20th, 1980 at 71 years old in Timișoara.
Arlie Schardt
American long-distance runner.
Born April 24th, 1895 in Milwaukee.
Died March 2nd, 1980 at 84 years old in Clearwater.
Emily Hood Westacott
Australian tennis player.
Born May 6th, 1910 in Brisbane.
Died October 9th, 1980 at 70 years old
Juan Larrea
Spanish poet (1895-1980).
Born March 13th, 1895 in Bilbao. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1980 at 85 years old in Córdoba. [ref]
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Prime minister of iceland (1894-1980).
Born July 20th, 1894 in Eyjafjörður.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 86 years old
Deaths 421 to 430 of 537
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht