Deaths in May 1980
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The following is a list of notable deaths in May 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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- Henry Levin, 70, American film director (Journey to the Center of the Earth), heart attack.
- Dave MacKay, 61, Canadian ice hockey player, respiratory failure.
- Gene Markey, 84, American screenwriter and naval admiral.[1]
- Fred Ormskerk, 57, Surinamese soldier, torture murder.
- Ōuchi Hyōei, 91, Japanese economist and academic administrator.
- Johann Pscheidt, 90, Austrian building contractor and humanitarian.
- Shoba, 17, Indian actress, suicide by hanging.[2]
- Sir Bruce Small, 84, Australian politician and businessman, cancer.[3]
- George Tully, 76, American football player.
- George Woodend, 62, American baseball player.
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- Hiroshi Inagaki, 74, Japanese filmmaker (Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto), liver disease.[4]