1980
Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897)
Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897)
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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)
1980
Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (born 1923)
Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (born 1923)
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
John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921)
John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921)
1979
Christopher Evans, English psychologist, computer scientist, and author (born 1931)
Christopher Evans, English psychologist, computer scientist, and author (born 1931)
1979
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, inventor of the "bouncing bomb" (born 1887)
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, inventor of the "bouncing bomb" (born 1887)
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)
1979
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
1979
Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1913)
Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1913)
1979
Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
1979
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born…
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born…
1979
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)
1979
Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (born 1895)
Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (born 1895)
1979
Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)
Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917)
1979
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, inventor of the "bouncing bomb" (born 1887)
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, inventor of the "bouncing bomb" (born 1887)
