In the year 1980
611 Notable deaths
Gaetano Belloni
Italian racing cyclist.
Born August 26th, 1892 in Pizzighettone.
Died January 9th, 1980 at 87 years old in Milan.
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.
Sam Ferris
British long-distance runner.
Born August 29th, 1900 in Northern Ireland.
Died March 21st, 1980 at 79 years old in Torquay.
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
Soviet actor (1905-1980).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died November 3rd, 1980 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Petar Trifunović
Yugoslav chess grandmaster.
Born August 31st, 1910 in Dubrovnik.
Died December 8th, 1980 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Avtandil Gogoberidze
Georgian footballer (1922-1980).
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Sukhumi.
Died November 20th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tbilisi.
Peter Broeker
Canadian racing driver.
Born May 15th, 1926 in Germany.
Died November 4th, 1980 at 54 years old in Ottawa.
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
British tennis player (1898-1980).
Born October 7th, 1898 in St Leonards.
Died October 20th, 1980 at 82 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya
Russian film director (1909–1980).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Vovchansk.
Died December 28th, 1980 at 71 years old in Zheleznodorozhny.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 611
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi