Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Ali Mohammad Jan
1914–1988 (age 74)
Srinagar
Ali Mohammad Jan (1914–1988) was a physician whose medical practice brought healing and care to his community in Kashm...
Palden Thondup Namgyal
1923–1982 (age 59)
Gangtok
Indira Gandhi
1917–1984 (age 67)
Raj Ghat and associated memorials
Indian writer and cultural intellectual whose literary contributions shaped 20th-century Indian discourse.
Kishore Kumar
1929–1987 (age 58)
Khandwa
Sheila Rome
1988–1988 (age 0)
South Park Street Cemetery
A Kolkata resident whose life was part of the city's diverse social community.
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
1909–1982 (age 73)
Bahishti Maqbara
Haroon Khan Sherwani
1891–1980 (age 89)
Basheerbagh
Accomplished historian whose scholarly contributions advanced the study of Indian history and culture.
Tenzing Norgay
1914–1986 (age 72)
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Ellen Miller
1989–1989 (age 0)
Lower Circular Road cemetery
A Kolkata resident whose life was part of the city's diverse social fabric.
George Joseph Rosario
1922–1989 (age 67)
Lower Circular Road cemetery
Mable A Armstrong
1888–1984 (age 96)
Lower Circular Road cemetery
A Kolkata resident whose long life spanned significant periods of the city's modern history.
Julianna Jane Brown
d. 1987
Lower Circular Road cemetery
Ralph Bernard Lee
1984–1984 (age 0)
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
A Kolkata resident and member of the Christian community.
Sr Euphrasia Lucas
d. 1989
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Vera Mary Madeira
1988–1988 (age 0)
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
A member of Kolkata's Catholic community and resident.
Sr J Bergmans Quinn
d. 1980
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Donald John Shopman
1918–1981 (age 63)
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
A Kolkata resident whose life spanned the colonial and post-independence periods of Indian history.
Sr Francis Gertrude Wilson
d. 1982
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Emilio de Brigard Ortiz
1888–1986 (age 98)
Primary Cathedral of Bogotá
Indalecio Liévano
1917–1982 (age 65)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Colombian writer whose literary contributions enriched the nation's cultural and intellectual traditions.
Jaime Pardo Leal
1941–1987 (age 46)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
1943–1989 (age 46)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Colombian lawyer and political leader whose contributions to justice and governance shaped the nation.
Germán Zea Hernández
1905–1989 (age 84)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Casimiro Eiger
1909–1987 (age 78)
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Colombian diplomat whose career advanced the nation's international relations and diplomatic standing.
Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo
1899–1984 (age 85)
San Pedro Cemetery Museum
César Rengifo
1915–1980 (age 65)
National Pantheon
César Rengifo was a Venezuelan poet whose distinctive voice and literary contributions enriched twentieth-century Venez...
Rómulo Betancourt
1908–1981 (age 73)
East Cemetery
Amador Bendayán
1920–1989 (age 69)
East Cemetery
Amador Bendayán was a Venezuelan actor whose performances contributed to the development of Venezuelan dramatic culture...
Leandra Augusta Alonso Lorence
1961–1985 (age 24)
Cemetery El Cuadrado de Maracaibo
Chabuca Granda
1920–1983 (age 63)
El Ángel Cemetery
Julio Mau
1954–1986 (age 32)
El Ángel Cemetery
Julio Mau was a gifted Peruvian singer whose musical talent brought joy to audiences throughout his career.
Luis Eduardo Valcárcel
1891–1987 (age 96)
El Ángel Cemetery
Cholo Berrocal
1937–1984 (age 47)
El Ángel Cemetery
Cholo Berrocal was a celebrated Peruvian composer whose innovative musical works enriched the nation's cultural heritage...
Ricardo Pérez Godoy
1905–1982 (age 77)
Presbítero Matias Maestro
Jaime Yrigoyen von der Heyde
1922–1983 (age 61)
Presbítero Matias Maestro
Jaime Yrigoyen von der Heyde was a distinguished Peruvian writer whose literary works contributed to the nation's cultur...
Marcos Calderón
1928–1987 (age 59)
Cementerio Baquíjano
Janina Surynowa-Wyczółkowska
1897–1985 (age 88)
San Juan
Janina Surynowa-Wyczółkowska was a Polish opinion journalist whose critical voice shaped public discourse.
István Pelle
1907–1986 (age 79)
Buenos Aires
Ferenc Sas
1915–1988 (age 73)
Buenos Aires
Ferenc Sas was a Hungarian football coach whose expertise shaped athletic development.
Jean de Milleret
1908–1980 (age 72)
Buenos Aires
Eliezer Alshekh
1908–1983 (age 75)
Buenos Aires
Eliezer Alshekh was a painter whose artistic vision enriched the cultural landscape.
René Berger
1896–1982 (age 86)
Buenos Aires
Antonio Berni
1905–1981 (age 76)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Antonio Berni was an Argentine painter whose socially conscious work profoundly influenced twentieth-century art.
Roberto Estévez
1957–1982 (age 25)
Argentine Military Cemetery
Roberto Estévez was an Argentine soldier who died during the Falklands War in 1982 and was buried in the Argentine Mili...
Luis Federico Leloir
1906–1987 (age 81)
Recoleta Cemetery
Luis Federico Leloir was an Argentine biochemist and Nobel laureate whose research revolutionized understanding of carbo...
Eduardo Mallea
1903–1982 (age 79)
Recoleta Cemetery
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
1913–1989 (age 76)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez was an Argentine engineer and pioneering racing driver who became a motorsport legend.
Ángel Amadeo labruna
1918–1983 (age 65)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Tilda Thamar
1921–1989 (age 68)
La Chacarita Cemetery
Tilda Thamar was a painter whose artistic vision and creativity enriched the cultural landscape.
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
1887–1980 (age 93)
La Chacarita Cemetery