List of Famous people who died in 1980
Alfredo Sivocci
Alfredo Sivocci was an Italian racing cyclist. He won stage 11 of the 1911 Giro d'Italia.
Camille Graeser
Camille Graeser (1892–1980) was a Swiss painter and member of the circle of Zurich Concrete artists. He was born in Switzerland but grew up in Stuttgart, Germany where he became a furniture designer. He took part in major exhibitions by the association Werkbund and in 1927 was invited to create furniture for Mies van der Rohe. In 1933 he fled to Switzerland as a result of the Nazis coming to power. He then became a member of the Swiss artists’ association Allianz.
Franz Bachelin
Franz Bachelin was a German art director. In 1946, he and Hans Dreier did the art direction for The Searching Wind. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Dov Yosef
Dov Yosef was an Israeli statesman. He served as military governor of Jerusalem during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He held ministerial positions in nine Israeli governments.
Michio Takahashi
Michio Takahashi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Tenth Dan, Ōi, and Kiō titles.
Dagmar Imgart
Carolyn Dawes Ericson
Arnaldo da Silveira
Carmel Myers
Carmel Myers was an American actress who achieved her greatest successes in silent film.