Deaths in December 1980

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 1980.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. May Edward Chinn, 84, Long a Harlem Physician
  2. ↑ Playwright Coulter, 92
  3. ↑ John H. Randall Jr. Is Dead at 81; Philosopher Taught at Columbia; 1965 Book Received Award Challenged Ban on Russell
  4. ↑ Dies at 73
  5. ↑ Romain Gary Is Dead; Novelist Shot in Head, Apparently a Suicide
  6. ↑ Gordon-Walker, British lord
  7. ↑ Three American nuns killed in El Salvador
  8. ↑ Sir Oswald Mosley, British Fascist Who Urged Peace With Nazis, Dies
  9. ↑ H.S. AMERASINGHE, U.N. DIPLOMAT, DIES; Envoy From Sri Lanka Led Law of Sea Conference for 7 Years
  10. ↑ Un bailarin de Flamenco fallecio ayer (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Sultan I. Ibraimov Is Dead at 53; Headed Soviet Kirghiz Republic
  12. ↑ Stella Walsh, Former Olympic Star, Shot
  13. ↑ Ex-Eskimo dies of injuries
  14. ↑ Portugal's Prime Minister Is Killed In Plane Crash on Way to a Rally; Future of the Alliance in Doubt Rightist Coalition Arose in '79
  15. ↑ Dr. Halberstam Is Slain; Brother of Famed Writer
  16. ↑ Hickey, Former Marquette Coach, Dies at 77
  17. ↑ Harvey A. Peltier Jr., 57
  18. ↑ Herb Bunker dead at 84
  19. ↑ Guy W. Calissi, 71, Retired Judge And a Jersey Prosecutor, Is Dead
  20. ↑ GRAHAM
  21. ↑ Ex-Actress Dies
  22. ↑ Historian W.L. Morton
  23. ↑ Paul Schwegler Dies
  24. ↑ Mary Singleton, noted black Florida political leader
  25. ↑ C. Michael Paul, a Philanthropist, Financier and Oil Man, Dies at 78; Joined Army at Age 15 Sold War Bonds in Shipyards
  26. ↑ Autograph Hunter Slays John Lennon
  27. ↑ William T. Simpson, 94, Is Dead; Albany Legislator From 1914-22
  28. ↑ Georges Monnet
  29. ↑ Canadian feminist, MP, dies in China
  30. ↑ Rosy Ryan Dead At 82
  31. ↑ Convicted murderer is hanged
  32. ↑ John Bergen Is Dead; Planned Madison Sq. Garden
  33. ↑ Obituary for Dominic Montero (Aged 62)
  34. ↑ Five are charged in officer's slaying
  35. ↑ George Orwell's Widow; Edited Husband's Work
  36. ↑ Takata
  37. ↑ Pioneer pilot dies at 74
  38. ↑ Donald H. Galloway, 82 Retired Army Colonel
  39. ↑ Jean Lesage, 68, Dies in Canada; Was Premier of Quebec in 1960's; Increasing Role of Government
  40. ↑ HILDA L. WALLER, 61; L.I. CONSERVATIONIST; Long a Book Publishing Executive --Ran a Literary Agency Led 2 Environmental Groups
  41. ↑ Magnate dies
  42. ↑ Obituary for John L. Dale (Aged 52)
  43. ↑ Sir Ferdinand, eighth Duke of Portland
  44. ↑ Obituary for Ginevra King (Chicago Tribune)
  45. ↑ Richard Drew, Scotch Tape Inventor
  46. ↑ Elston Howard, Yank Star for Many Years, Dies at 51
  47. ↑ Obituaries
  48. ↑ Deaths: Olive Klump
  49. ↑ Capt. Archie C. Kuntze, Veteran Of Two Wars, Dies in Wisconsin; Key Role in Vietnam Served on Sheboygan Council
  50. ↑ Le peintre Emile Lahner decede (in French)
  51. ↑ ANGUS CAMPBELL, 70; SOCIAL RESEARCHER; Professor at U. of Michigan Led in Studies of Racial Issues, the Voter and Quality of Life Studies on Racial Problems Happiness in America
  52. ↑ ALVIN GOULDNER, 60, A RADICAL SOCIOLOGIST, DIES OF HEART ATTACK
  53. ↑ Peter Gregg, all-time leading driver on the International Motor...
  54. ↑ Fuller Lodge memorial service planned for LA's James Tuck
  55. ↑ Obituaries
  56. ↑ Welthy Fisher, Missionary and Educator, Dies at 101
  57. ↑ An Opposition Filipino Politician Shot to Death at Gasoline Station
  58. ↑ J.D. Morgan, ex-Bruin AD, dead at 61
  59. ↑ Col. Harland Sanders, Founder Of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dies; Cooked Meals as a Child Success Comes Slowly
  60. ↑ Turkish consul assassinated
  61. ↑ William Kendis
  62. ↑ Memorial service slated for ex-UO track athlete
  63. ↑ Golf leader Tufts dies
  64. ↑ Dr. Hector Campora, Peronist and President Of Argentina in 1973; Served 9 Years in Congress
  65. ↑ Former Tulsa, Tulane coach dies
  66. ↑ Frances Fuller, Actress, Is Dead; She Headed Academy of Drama; With Bogart and Cooper Began in a Stock Company
  67. ↑ Former Treasurer Bertha Hill Dies
  68. ↑ Alexei Kosygin dies
  69. ↑ Sir Albert Margai Dies
  70. ↑ Travers, master of farce, bows out
  71. ↑ Cooper dies in Philadelphia
  72. ↑ SAMBELL, Archbishop Geoffrey
  73. ↑ Max Turshen, Ex-Assemblyman
  74. ↑ Robert E. Kintner, Ex-Head of ABC and NBC, Dies; Produced Growth in Companies
  75. ↑ Jack Stapp; Was Music Publisher
  76. ↑ Marc Connelly, Playwright, Dies; Won Fame With 'Green Pastures'
  77. ↑ Doug Lockwood dies
  78. ↑ Nelson Rodrigues sera sepultado no S. J. Batista (in Portuguese)
  79. ↑ Miriam Battista, Actress In the Theater and Films
  80. ↑ William S. Fenn, 76; 1924 Olympic cyclist
  81. ↑ Miscellany
  82. ↑ Karl Schlademan
  83. ↑ Writer Wilson dies at 92
  84. ↑ British Writer Frank Norman Dies
  85. ↑ Rev. Ambrose Reeves
  86. ↑ Caroline Binyon Dies, Impressionist Painter
  87. ↑ State Rep. Louis Capuzi, one of two House members...
  88. ↑ Doenitz Dies; Gave Up for Nazis
  89. ↑ Robert Habenicht; ex-Cardinal dies
  90. ↑ Irving Miller, in New York Obituaries
  91. ↑ Alec Wilder, Composer, 73, Dead; Wrote Songs and Classical Works
  92. ↑ John H. Williams, 93; Was Noted Economist And Dean at Harvard; Served on Advisory Groups
  93. ↑ Arthur Buddington
  94. ↑ Death of monocled master comic
  95. ↑ Rite Tuesday
  96. ↑ Collier Young, Producer; Created TV's 'Ironside'
  97. ↑ 'Vampire killer' takes fatal overdose in jail
  98. ↑ Ray Jenkins, McCarthy probe counsel
  99. ↑ Peck Kelley, Jazz Pianist, Dead at 82
  100. ↑ Elizabeth Monk dead: Pioneer woman lawyer
  101. ↑ Tony Smith, 68, Sculptor Of Minimalist Structures
  102. ↑ Cardinal Vagnozzi Dies; Ex-Papal Envoy in U.S.
  103. ↑ Charles Dewey, 100, Former Congressman And Treasury Official; Served Two Terms in House
  104. ↑ Same old story after 57 years
  105. ↑ Leo Mishkin, Reviewed Movies, Theater and TV
  106. ↑ Cricket
  107. ↑ Sam Levene, a Creator of Comic Roles, Is Dead at 75
  108. ↑ Deaths
  109. ↑ "Obituaries: Roy Engel". Variety. March 4, 1981. p. 111. ProQuest 963289463. Roy Engel, character actor, died recently at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. After a career in radio, where he was the original 'Sky King' and also appeared on 'The Whistler,' Engel made his film debut in 'D.O.A.' in 1949.
  110. ↑ Lennie Felix
  111. ↑ Good Soldier, Good Citizen
  112. ↑ Dr. James Gilluly, described by collegues as a giant...
  113. ↑ Tim Hardin, Songwriter, 39, Dies; A Romantic Composer
  114. ↑ Nadezhda Mandelstam, 81, Russian Poet's Widow
  115. ↑ Italian soccer agent Gigi Peronace...
  116. ↑ John Rice, Broadcast Evangelist, Dead at 85 After Being in Coma
  117. ↑ Harold Tittmann Jr., Former Ambassador And Career Diplomat
  118. ↑ Edgar "Pop" Buell
  119. ↑ Dorothy Dessau, an American social worker who aided residents...
  120. ↑ Cage Coach Hale Dies
  121. ↑ Dorothy Lathrop, 89, Illustrator Who Won First Caldecott Medal
  122. ↑ Former Oklahoma House Speaker J.D. McCarty dead
  123. ↑ BINDRA, Dalbir
  124. ↑ Sportscaster Jim Britt Dies
  125. ↑ MARSHALL MCLUHAN, AUTHOR, DIES; DECLARED 'MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE'
  126. ↑ Bob Shawkey
  127. ↑ RAOUL WALSH, 93, DEAD; EARLY DIRECTOR OF MOVIES
  128. ↑ IRVIN F. WESTHEIMER, 101, FOUNDER OF BIG BROTHERS AT START OF CENTURY
  129. ↑ ROBERT PETE WILLIAMS DIES AT 66; LOUISIANA COUNTRY BLUES SINGER

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