Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1980

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1980. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 Jack Bailey

  Television host queen for a day, dies at 72

• Feb. 2 William Howard Stein

  CHE - American biochemist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1911)

• Feb. 2 Hanna Rovina

  Israeli actress

• Feb. 7 Secondo Campini

  Secondo Campini was a significant Italian aerospace engineer who made pioneering contributions to jet engine technology in the early 20th century.

• Feb. 7 Ernst Kunz

  Composer dies at 88

• Feb. 7 Katherine Emery

  Actress (maze isle of the dead), dead at 73

• Feb. 8 Nikos Xilouris

  Renowned Greek folk singer and songwriter who was a significant figure in the Greek music scene during the mid-20th century, known for his powerful voice and cultural contributions.

• Feb. 9 Antoine Pompe

  Belgian architect dies at the age of 106

• Feb. 12 Muriel Rukeyser

  Muriel Rukeyser was a prominent American poet and political activist who significantly influenced 20th-century literature through her powerful, socially engaged poetry. She was a pioneering feminist writer who explored themes of social justice, gender equality, and human rights in her work.

• Feb. 12 Floyd Taliaferro Alderson

  Actor (crossing trails)

• Feb. 13 David Janssen

  David Janssen was a prominent American actor known for his extensive work in television and film, appearing in over 100 productions. He began his acting career as a child and overcame early personal challenges to become a successful Hollywood star.

• Feb. 13 David Janssen [Meyer]

  American actor, fugitive, harry o, dies at the age of 49. he was born in 1931.

• Feb. 14 Luitkonwar Rudra Baruah

  Assamese actor and composer (born 1926)

• Feb. 16 Erich Hückel

  German theoretical chemist and physicist. he made major contributions to chemistry in two areas. first, he created the theory of electrolyte solution and then developed important quantum mechanical techniques to calculate the electron distribution and bond energies of unsaturated compounds. in 1975, he published "a scholar's life", his autobiography.

• Feb. 17 Graham Sutherland

  Painter

• Feb. 18 Gale Robbins

  American actress known for her roles in 'Fuller Brush Girl' and 'Mr. Hex', active in mid-20th century Hollywood comedy films.

• Feb. 19 Bon Scott

  Legendary AC/DC lead singer who tragically died at 33 from alcohol-related complications. He was a pivotal figure in hard rock music during the 1970s, known for his powerful vocal style and energetic performances.

• Feb. 20 Alice Longworth

  American notable family, she was the daughter of president teddy roosevelt. she was well-known for her great wit and regal beauty. her book, "crowded hours", which she wrote in 1931, did not achieve a lot of success as an author.

• Feb. 21 Alfred Andersch

  Prominent German-Swiss writer, publisher, and intellectual who was a significant figure in post-World War II German literature, known for his novels and essays critiquing fascism.

• Feb. 22 Oskar Kokoschka

  An Austrian expressionist painter and poet, known for his intense, psychologically charged portraits and landscapes.

• Feb. 23 Robert Vandekerckhove

  Belgian politician dies at the age of 62.

• Feb. 25 Robert Hayden

  Renowned African American poet, literary scholar, and professor, recognized for his powerful and historically conscious poetry exploring themes of race, identity, and American experience.

• Feb. 29 Gil Elvgren

  American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)

• Feb. 29 Yigal Allon

  Israeli general and politician, prime minister of israel (b. 1918)