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In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of wwii and heroine of the soviet union (1920-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Polotsky Uyezd.
Died May 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Polotsk.
Eddie Scarf
Australian wrestler (1908-1980).
Born November 3rd, 1908 in Quirindi. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1980 at 71 years old in Camperdown. [ref]
Marion Jessup
American tennis player.
Born May 6th, 1896 in Allentown.
Died August 14th, 1980 at 84 years old
Jimmy Forrest
African american jazz musician (1920-1980).
Born January 24th, 1920 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1980 at 60 years old in Grand Rapids. [ref]
Kaarlo Mäkinen
Olympic wrestler (1892-1980).
Born May 14th, 1892 in Mariehamn.
Died May 11th, 1980 at 87 years old in Turku.
Louis Daquin
Film director, actor (1908-1980).
Born May 30th, 1908 in Calais.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 72 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laken - Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Jerzy Żurawlew
Polish pianist, conductor and teacher (1886-1980).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 93 years old in Warsaw.
Harold Johnson
American astronomer.
Born April 17th, 1921 in Denver.
Died April 2nd, 1980 at 58 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Vakhtang Ananyan
Armenian writer (1905-1980).
Born August 8th, 1905 in Shamakhyan.
Died March 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 537
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore