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In the year 1980
592 Notable deaths
Bolesław Woytowicz
Polish composer, pianist, educator (1899–1980).
Born December 5th, 1899 in Dunaivtsi.
Died July 11th, 1980 at 80 years old in Katowice.
Harold Johnson
American astronomer.
Born April 17th, 1921 in Denver.
Died April 2nd, 1980 at 58 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Nikolay Bogolyubov
Russian-soviet actor (1899-1980).
Born October 22nd, 1899 in Ivanovka.
Died March 9th, 1980 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Shohachi Ishii
Olympic wrestler (1926-1980).
Born September 20th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died January 4th, 1980 at 53 years old
Armand Swartenbroeks
Belgian footballer (1892-1980).
Born June 30th, 1892 in Laken - Laeken.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 88 years old in Koekelberg.
Dionýz Ilkovič
Slovak chemist, physicist and educator (1907-1980).
Born January 18th, 1907 in Šarišský Štiavnik.
Died August 3rd, 1980 at 73 years old in Bratislava.
Petrus Brovka
Belarusian soviet poet (1905-1980).
Born June 25th, 1905 in Putsilkavichy. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1980 at 74 years old in Minsk. [ref]
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.
Vakhtang Ananyan
Armenian writer (1905-1980).
Born August 8th, 1905 in Shamakhyan.
Died March 4th, 1980 at 74 years old in Yerevan.
Alberto Soria
Peruvian footballer (1906–1980).
Born January 24th, 1906 in Lima.
Died June 23rd, 1980 at 74 years old
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