Deaths in February 1980

The following is a list of notable deaths in February 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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  1. ↑ Jack Bailey, 72, Of Queen for Day Radio, TV Shows
  2. ↑ L'extreme-droite se venge au pays basque (in French)
  3. ↑ Mulleavy dead at 74 after lengthy illness
  4. ↑ Promoter Dies
  5. ↑ Fallecio el actor italo Romolo Valli (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ French politician slain
  7. ↑ Fallecio compositor de 'Camino verde' (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Perko, Ex-Packer, Killed in Car Crash
  9. ↑ Gashouse Gang member dead at 74
  10. ↑ Dr. William H. Stein Is Dead at 68; Shared a Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Editor of Scientific Journal
  11. ↑ Ray Garrett Jr., 59, Dies, Former SEC Chairman
  12. ↑ Ray Heindorf
  13. ↑ Four Britons die as avalanche hits resort
  14. ↑ Hanna Rovina
  15. ↑ Juez de Puerto Rico muere de cancer a los 48 (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ Dr. Arthur Macmahon, 89, Dies; Taught at Columbia for 45 Years
  17. ↑ Judge Leon P. Miller, Former U.S. Attorney Here, Dies In W. Va.
  18. ↑ Fighter who couldn't KO boxing
  19. ↑ NACHMAN ARONSZAJN
  20. ↑ Mountaineering pioneer dies at 89 in Canmore
  21. ↑ Senator Haig dead at age 70
  22. ↑ Ex-KU star Johnson dies
  23. ↑ Myrtle Cain, one of first women in Legislature, dies
  24. ↑ Retired Gen. George Decker, 77, Dies, Army Chief of Staff in Early 1960s
  25. ↑ PRETORIA
  26. ↑ Katherine Emery, Actress, Dies; Created 'Children's Hour' Role; Acted in Films
  27. ↑ Lovie Gore
  28. ↑ Sir Richard Williams
  29. ↑ Sulaitis dies
  30. ↑ Thomas revitalized airline
  31. ↑ Memory man Leslie Welch dies
  32. ↑ Former Congressman Clyde T. Ellis Dies
  33. ↑ Loren M. Berry
  34. ↑ Dr. Louis Sauer, 94, Developer Of Whooping Cough Vaccine
  35. ↑ Richard Levet
  36. ↑ YAKOV A. MALIK, 73; EX-SOVIET U.N. AIDE
  37. ↑ Udell H. Stallings, was teacher, coach
  38. ↑ Red Brigades kills Catholic activist
  39. ↑ Samuel Berger, Was U.S. Envoy In Seoul and High Aide in Saigon
  40. ↑ Dr. Einar Hille, 85, Dies; Ex-Yale Math Professor
  41. ↑ Lawrence (Biff) Jones, 84 Football Star, Coach Dies
  42. ↑ Howdy Myers
  43. ↑ Muriel Rukeyser, Poet of Protest, Dies
  44. ↑ Former Solon Dies After Being Honored
  45. ↑ Hugh DeHaven, Led in Research On Plane and Automotive Safety
  46. ↑ DAVID JANSSEN, 49; TV AND MOVIE ACTOR
  47. ↑ Moultrie Kelsall: vigorous pioneer of Scottish theatre
  48. ↑ A.S. Mike Monroney Dead at 77; Spearheaded Reforms in Congress
  49. ↑ Marie Besnard
  50. ↑ Norman Carton, Painter, Is Dead; Taught at New School 18 Years
  51. ↑ VICTOR GRUEN, 76, ARCHITECT, IS DEAD
  52. ↑ Fatal Crash Mars Daytona Qualifying
  53. ↑ Dr. LaDuron dies after heart a attack
  54. ↑ Parowan's Golden Bobcat
  55. ↑ Tom Keogh, Illustrator For Performing Arts, 58
  56. ↑ Courtice, Sybil Ruthena
  57. ↑ Physicist dies at 86
  58. ↑ J. Joseph Smith, 76, a Senior Judge On U.S. Court an Connecticut, Dies; 'A Jurist of Great Ability'
  59. ↑ Jerry Fielding, Writer Of Scores for Movies; Named for 3 Oscars
  60. ↑ Howard Sheperd, 85, Dies; Banker Headed Channel 13
  61. ↑ William D. McFarlane, 85, Former Tex. Congressman
  62. ↑ Gale Robbins, actress, dies
  63. ↑ Nathan Yalin-Mor, 66, A Leader of Stern Gang
  64. ↑ Clarence Cherock, 64; A Jazz Trumpet Player
  65. ↑ Neal W. Cobleigh
  66. ↑ Alice Roosevelt Longworth Dies; She Reigned in Capital 80 Years
  67. ↑ Katherine Shippen Dies; Teacher and Author, 87
  68. ↑ Jimmy Donnelly Dies At 51
  69. ↑ Chester A. Lauck, 'Lum' on Radio
  70. ↑ Antiques Dealer, Assistant Killed On the East Side; Two Found Shot to Death in a Luxury Apartment
  71. ↑ Oskar Kokoschka, Painter, Dead; A Major Figure in Expressionism
  72. ↑ Former Rep. William McCulloch Dies
  73. ↑ Ray Eliot, 74, Dead; Coached At Illinois
  74. ↑ Oliver Strunk, Author And a Music Professor Formerly at Princeton
  75. ↑ ROBERT E. HAYDEN, POET-TEACHER, DIES; Consultant to Library of Congress and Michigan Professor
  76. ↑ Two cultures bid farewell to Billie
  77. ↑ Alexander Brook, 81, a Painter Who Remained a Traditionalist
  78. ↑ Dr. William Gantt
  79. ↑ William F. Ladd Dies; Was State Military Chief
  80. ↑ Slain defectors lived in fear
  81. ↑ GEORGE TOBIAS DIES; VETERAN ACTOR, 78
  82. ↑ 'Pim' Goff, ex-coach at ISU, dead at 68
  83. ↑ Yigal Allon Is Dead in Israel at 61; War Hero, High Cabinet Member
  84. ↑ GILLETTE A. ELVGREN
  85. ↑ Ex-Duke star killed

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