Page 12: Historical Events In 1980

Jul 31   John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges.   

Jul 31   Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36   

Aug 01   Gerd Wessig of East Germany set the high jump record   

Aug 01   Strother Martin, actor (Slapshot), dies of heart attack at 61   

Aug 01   US swimmers set 3 world records at National championships   

Aug 02   US swimmers set 3 world records at National championships.   

Aug 02   Verdun John Scott, cricketer (ten Tests for NZ), dies   

Aug 06   Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66   

Aug 08   Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician, dies at 63   

Aug 09   Elliott Nugent, actor (Romance), dies.   

Aug 10   Allen, the most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Tx.   

Aug 13   Joseph MacInnis oceanographer discovers sunken barque HMS 'Breadalbane,' crushed by ice and sunk at Beechey Island NWT, Aug. 21, 1853; Scottish ship well preserved by extreme cold; sonar shows some sails and rigging intact; world's northernmost are discovered shipwreck.   

Aug 14   Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

Aug 17   Midway relieved Constellation to begin another Indian Ocean deployment and complement Eisenhower task group still on contingency duty in the Arabian Sea   

Aug 18   Norman Cazden, composer, dies at 65.   

Aug 19   Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die.   

Aug 20   Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91.   

Aug 20   Reinhold Messner of Italy is inaugural to solo ascent Mt Everest.   

Aug 20   UN Security Council condemns (14-0, US abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is its capital.   

Aug 21   Jack Cheetham, cricketer (15 Tests as S Afr capt, won 7 lost 5), dies.   

Aug 23   In the Kashmir - India Border Region a 5.2 quake killed 15 people killed, at least 40 injured and many houses damaged in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir.   

Aug 23   Norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill's Speech), dies at 77.   

Aug 25   Gower Champion, dancer (Marge and Gower Champion Show), dies at 60.   

Aug 26   Miliza Korjus, actress (Great Waltz), dies at 71   

Aug 27   Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

Aug 31   Poland's Solidarity labor union founded.   

Sep 02   William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70.   

Sep 03   Barbara O'Neil, actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas)   

Sep 04   Wolfgang Gentner, German nuclear physicist, dies at 74.   

Sep 05   Barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 48.   

Sep 05   World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

Sep 07   32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott   

Sep 08   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies   

Sep 11   Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80   

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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),