Deaths in March 1980
Wikimedia list article
The following is a list of notable deaths in March 1980.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
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March 1980
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Emmett Ashford, 65, American baseball umpire, heart attack.
André Camel, 75, French rugby player.
Wilhelmina Cooper, 40, Dutch-American model and modeling agent (Wilhelmina Models), lung cancer.
Dixie Dean, 73, English footballer, heart attack.
Dick Dillin, 51, American comic book artist, heart attack.
Lucien Emerson, 89, American college sports coach.
Arndt Jorgens, 74, Norwegian-born American baseball player.
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