In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Nikolay Bogolyubov
Russian actor (1899-1980).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Ivanovka.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Stanisław Gołąb
Polish mathematician.
Born July 26th, 1902 in Travnik.
Died April 30th, 1980 at 77 years old in Kraków.
Shohachi Ishii
Olympic wrestler (1926-1980).
Born September 20th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died January 4th, 1980 at 53 years old
Sihugo Green
American basketball player.
Born August 20th, 1933 in New York City.
Died October 4th, 1980 at 47 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer).
Vicente López Carril
Road bicycle racer (1942-1980).
Born December 2nd, 1942 in Donas, Boqueixón.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 37 years old in Gijón (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Soria
Peruvian footballer.
Born March 10th, 1906 in Lima.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 74 years old
Ahmet Berman
Turkish footballer.
Born January 1st, 1932 in Fatih.
Died December 17th, 1980 at 48 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff
German general.
Born March 27th, 1905 in Lubin. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1980 at 74 years old in Munich. [ref]
Zigmas Jukna
Lithuanian rower.
Born July 13th, 1935 in Telšiai District Municipality.
Died October 7th, 1980 at 45 years old in Vilnius.
Adrienne Thomas
German autobiographical novelist.
Born June 24th, 1897 in Saint-Avold. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1980 at 83 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 537
What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved