Famous people and celebrities who died in March 1980

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in March 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

• March 1 Dixie Dean

  Dixie Dean was a legendary English footballer renowned for his extraordinary goal-scoring prowess.

• March 1 Wilhelmina Cooper

  Pioneering Dutch-American model and entrepreneur who founded Wilhelmina Models, a highly influential modeling agency that shaped the fashion...

• March 4 Alan Hardaker

  English lieutenant and businessman (b. 1912).

• March 5 Jay Silverheels

  Jay Silverheels was a Canadian actor and athlete, best known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American television series 'The Lone Ranger.' [bio]

• March 14 Mohammad Hatta

  Mohammad Hatta was a prominent Indonesian nationalist leader who served as the first Vice President of Indonesia alongside President Sukarno...

• March 14 Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente

  Influential Spanish naturalist, environmentalist, and wildlife documentarian who significantly raised public awareness about conservation...

• March 14 Anna Jantar
• March 16 Tamara de Lempicka

  Polish-american painter (b. 1898).

• March 17 Bice Valori
• March 18 Erich Fromm

  Renowned German social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher who significantly influenced 20th-century critical theory and...

• March 21 Peter Stoner

  American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888).

• March 23 Arthur Melvin Okun

  Prominent American economist known for his work on economic policy and the Okun's Law, which describes the relationship between unemployment...

• March 24 Oscar Romero

  Salvadoran Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Salvador, renowned human rights activist who advocated for the poor and spoke out against social...

• March 25 Milton H. Erickson

  Milton H. Erickson was an influential psychiatrist and pioneer in medical hypnosis, known for his innovative therapeutic techniques and...

• March 25 Walter Susskind

  Walter Susskind was a distinguished Czech-English musician who excelled as a pianist, conductor, and music educator, making significant...

• March 26 Roland Barthes

  Roland Barthes was a prominent French literary theorist, philosopher, and critic who significantly influenced semiotics and structuralist...

• March 26 Erminio Macario
• March 27 Steve Fisher

  American author and screenwriter (b. 1912).

• March 28 Dick Haymes

  Dick Haymes was an Argentine-born American actor and singer, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Renowned for his rich baritone voice, he was a leading vocalist during the big band era and starred in several Hollywood musicals. [bio]

• March 28 Jesse Owens

  Legendary African American athlete who defied Nazi racial ideology by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, becoming a...

• March 29 Mantovani

  Renowned Italian conductor and composer known for his distinctive orchestral arrangements and light classical music style.

• March 31 Vladimír Holan

  Vladimír Holan was a prominent Czech poet and writer known for his complex and deeply philosophical poetry, significantly influencing...