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Historical Events In 1980
Friday, 03 April 2020
Jan 01 Chrysler UK renamed Talbot in the year 1980. 
Jan 01 Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 in the year 1980.
Jan 01 International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins on this day in history.
Jan 01 Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran on this day in history.
Jan 01 Premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal in the year 1980.
Jan 01 Sweden changes order of succession to throne on this day in history.
Jan 02 On this day in history 68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)
Jan 02 Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 in the year 1980.
Jan 03 Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 in the year 1980.
Jan 03 On this day in history gold hits record $634 an ounce
Jan 03 Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya in the year 1980.
Jan 04 In the year 1980 president Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
Jan 06 In the year 1980 indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India
Jan 06 Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat in the year 1980.
Jan 07 Carl White, rocker, dies in the year 1980.
Jan 07 In the year 1980 minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends
Jan 09 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in the year 1980.
Jan 09 Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November in the year 1980.
Jan 10 Former AFL-CIO president George Meany dies in Washington, DC at age 85 on this day in history.
Jan 10 On this day in history last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC
Jan 11 On this day in history debut of the Pretenders
Jan 12 On this day in history hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
Jan 13 Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78 on this day in history.
Jan 13 Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium on this day in history.
Jan 13 Togo's constitution becomes effective on this day in history.
Jan 14 "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akroyd & John Belushi opens on this day in history.
Jan 16 In the year 1980 anna van Wageningen-Salomons, Dut author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94
Jan 16 On this day in history paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
Jan 17 On this day in history barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59
Jan 17 NASA launches Fltsatcom-3 on this day in history.
Jan 18 In the year 1980 cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76
Jan 18 On this day in history gold reaches $1,000 an ounce
Jan 18 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1 in the year 1980.
Jan 18 Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3˝ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000 in the year 1980.
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