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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in May 2024 ) and then linked here. 2024 [ edit ]
October 2. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915–1980), oldest daughter and fifth child of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. Sir John Kotelawala, Sri Lanka soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (b. 1895) Valentin Varlamov, Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1 (b. 1934) October 6.
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The 1980s was an era of tremendous population growth around the world, surpassing the 1970s and 1990s, and arguably being the largest in human history. During the 1980s, the world population grew from 4.4 to 5.3 billion people. There were approximately 1.33 billion births and 480 million deaths.
June 23–September 6 – The 1980 United States heat wave claims 1,700 lives. June 27 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs Proclamation 4771, requiring 19 and 20-year-old males to register for a peacetime military draft, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.
Joy Adamson (1910-1980) Jan 3 Austrian naturalist and author (Born Free), murdered at 69 by her servant. Jan 3 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926), dies at 87. Jan 6 Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"), dies from lupus and sickle cell anemia at 37. Jan 7 Carl White, American vocalist ...
