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In the year 1980
592 Notable deaths
Benoît Faure
French road bicycle racer (1899–1980).
Born January 11th, 1899 in Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez.
Died June 16th, 1980 at 81 years old in Montbrison.
Franco Tognini
Gymnast.
Born October 28th, 1907 in Monza.
Died April 27th, 1980 at 72 years old in Monza.
Luigi Lucotti
Italian racing cyclist (1893–1980).
Born December 18th, 1893 in Voghera.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 87 years old in Voghera.
Aage Marius Hansen
Gymnast.
Born September 27th, 1890 in Denmark.
Died May 5th, 1980 at 89 years old in Denmark.
Arsène Mersch
Road bicycle racer (1913-1980).
Born December 14th, 1913 in Koerich. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1980 at 66 years old in Koerich.
Emil Ochyra
Polish fencer (1936-1980).
Born July 12th, 1936 in Rozbórz.
Died May 26th, 1980 at 43 years old in Warsaw.
Vincenzo Pinton
Fencer.
Born March 14th, 1914 in Vicenza.
Died April 8th, 1980 at 66 years old in Venice.
Frode Sørensen
Danish cyclist (1912-1980).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.
Died August 1st, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
David Marr
British neuroscientist and psychologist (1945–1980).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Woodford.
Died November 25th, 1980 at 35 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
Deaths 561 to 570 of 592
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson