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
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut