In the year 1980
537 Notable deaths
Joy Adamson
Austrian born kenyan naturalist, artist and writer (1910-1980).
Born January 20th, 1910 in Opava. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in Shaba National Reserve. [ref]
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman.
Born March 23rd, 1924 in Dallas.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 56 years old in Richardson (stroke). [ref]
Jacqueline Cochran
American aviator and businesswoman (1906-1980).
Born May 11th, 1906 in Pensacola.
Died August 9th, 1980 at 74 years old in Indio.
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886-1980).
Born March 1st, 1886 in Pöchlarn. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Heinz Linge
Ss officer; valet for german dictator adolf hitler (1913-1980).
Born March 23rd, 1913 in Bremen.
Died June 24th, 1980 at 67 years old in Hamburg, Bremen.
Kim Jae-gyu
South korean military officer (1926-1980).
Died May 24th, 1980 at 54 years old in Seoul Detention Center (hanging).
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980).
Born December 13th, 1910 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1980 at 69 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Virgil Fox
American musician.
Born May 3rd, 1912 in Princeton. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1980 at 68 years old in Palm Beach (prostate cancer). [ref]
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980).
Born October 16th, 1923 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1980 at 56 years old in Mallorca (stroke).
Gustav Wagner
Holocaust perpetrator (1911-1980).
Born July 18th, 1911 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1980 at 69 years old in São Paulo (stabbing).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 537
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka