1980
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (born 1920)
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (born 1920)
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1980
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
1980
John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888)
John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888)
1980
Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
1980
Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1910)
Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1910)
1980
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (born 1917)
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (born 1917)
1980
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (born 1892)
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (born 1892)
1980
Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (born 1910)
Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 68th Prime minister of Japan (born 1910)
1980
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
1980
Seretse Khama, Botswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (born 1921)
Seretse Khama, Botswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (born 1921)
1980
Nihat Erim, Turkish jurist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1912)
Nihat Erim, Turkish jurist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1912)
1980
Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908)
Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908)
1980
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (born 1917)
Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (born 1917)
1980
Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897)
Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897)
1980
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)
Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)
1979
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
1979
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923)
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923)
1979
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (born 1931)
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (born 1931)
1979
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (born 1936)
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (born 1936)