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In the year 1980
611 Notable deaths
Valdir Azevedo
Brazilian musician (1923–1980).
Born January 27th, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 21st, 1980 at 57 years old in Brasília.
Jeanne Matthey
French tennis player (1886–1980).
Born January 25th, 1886 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1980 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Ciril Kosmač
Slovenian writer (1910-1980).
Born September 28th, 1910 in Slap ob Idrijci. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1980 at 69 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Pierre Etchebaster
French real tennis player (1893–1980).
Born December 8th, 1893 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Died March 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Maurice Grevisse
Belgian grammarian (1895–1980).
Born October 7th, 1895 in Habay.
Died July 4th, 1980 at 84 years old in La Louvière.
Hubert Jedin
German theologian and historian (1900-1980).
Born June 17th, 1900 in Groß Briesen.
Died July 16th, 1980 at 80 years old in Bonn.
Alexander Nesmeyanov
Soviet chemist specializing in organometallic chemistry.
Born September 9th, 1899 in Moscow.
Died January 17th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
José Américo de Almeida
Brazilian writer and politician (1887–1980).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Areia.
Died March 10th, 1980 at 93 years old in João Pessoa.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 611
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