Historical Events In 1980

Jan 01   Chrysler UK renamed Talbot.   

Jan 01   Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70.   

Jan 01   International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins.   

Jan 01   Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran   

Jan 01   Premier Adbou Diouf is recorded as becoming President of Senegal   

Jan 01   Sweden changes order of succession to throne   

Jan 02   68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)   

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

Jan 03   Gold hits record $634 an ounce   

Jan 03   Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya.   

Jan 04   President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics   

Jan 06   In this year, Indira Gandhi's Congress Party claims elections in India   

Jan 06   Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat   

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies.   

Jan 07   Minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends.   

Jan 09   63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.   

Jan 09   Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November.   

Jan 10   Former AFL-CIO president George Meany dies in Washington, DC at age 85   

Jan 10   Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC.   

Jan 11   Debut of the Pretenders.   

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies.   

Jan 13   Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78.   

Jan 13   Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium   

Jan 13   Togo's constitution is recorded as becoming effective.   

Jan 14   "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akroyd and John Belushi opens   

Jan 16   Anna van Wageningen-Salomons, Dut author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94   

Jan 16   Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession.   

Jan 17   Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr and Mrs North), dies at 59   

Jan 17   NASA launches Fltsatcom-3.   

Jan 18   Cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76.   

Jan 18   Gold reaches $1000 an ounce   

Jan 18   Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1   

Jan 18   Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion and fined $20000   

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Feb 29   Ruben plaza: Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   Simon gagné: Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Taylor twellman: American soccer player   

Feb 29   Clinton toopi: New zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   Chris conley: American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos salcido: Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   Adam fleming: English news reporter   

Apr 02   Ricky hendrick: Nascar driver and owner    

Jan 01   Frank clifford wykoff: Sprinter (olympic-gold-28, 32, 36),    

Jan 02   Larry williams: Rocker,    

Jan 03   Amos milburn: Rocker,   

Jan 07   Carl white: Rocker,   

Jan 08   Oscar ewing: Us govt official (everybody's business),    

Jan 10   George meany: Labor leader,    

Jan 11   Barbara pym: English novelist (b. 1913)   

Jan 12   Hans ebeling: Cricketer (vict stalwart, bowled for aust 1934),