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In the year 1980
611 Notable deaths
Jens Enevoldsen
Chess player (1907-1980).
Born September 23rd, 1907 in Copenhagen.
Died May 23rd, 1980 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
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]
Frank Murphy
American track and field athlete (1889-1980).
Born September 21st, 1889 in East Side.
Died June 11th, 1980 at 90 years old in Urbana.
Frank Booth
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1910-1980).
Born October 4th, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died December 1st, 1980 at 70 years old in Newport Beach.
Hryhir Tiutiunnyk
Ukrainian writer (1931–1980).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Shilivka.
Died March 6th, 1980 at 48 years old in Kyiv (hanging to death).
William Seagrove
British long-distance runner (1898-1980).
Born July 2nd, 1898 in London.
Died June 5th, 1980 at 81 years old in Seaford.
Zofia Lissa
Polish musicologist.
Born October 19th, 1908 in Lviv.
Died March 26th, 1980 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Minoru Shibuya
Film director (1907-1980).
Born January 2nd, 1907 in Tokyo.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 73 years old
Heikki Liimatainen
Finnish long distance runner (1894–1980).
Born March 14th, 1894 in Karstula.
Died December 24th, 1980 at 86 years old in Porvoo.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 611
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon