Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   In the year 1980 world's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

Sep 07   32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott on this day in history.   

Sep 08   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1980.   

Sep 12   In the year 1980 lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay on this day in history.   

Sep 17   In the year 1980 solidarity labor union in Poland forms   

Sep 18   K A Porter, writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station in the year 1980.   

Sep 19   On this day in history titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR)   

Sep 21   Ernest White, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   John & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   In the year 1980 the war between Iran and Iraq begins   

Sep 22   USS Eisenhower and Midway continued contingency operations in the northern Arabian Sea as war erupted between Iraq and Iran in the year 1980.   

Sep 23   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens in the year 1980.   

Sep 25   On this day in history john Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32   

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history soyuz 38 returns to Earth   

Sep 28   In the year 1980 jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing   

Sep 30   Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the year 1980.   

Oct 01   On this day in history cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

Oct 01   On this day in history george Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86   

Oct 01   On this day in history uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

Oct 02   Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali in the year 1980.   

Oct 02   Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 in the year 1980.   

Oct 06   In the year 1980 hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

Oct 09   On this day in history princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot   

Oct 09   In the year 1980 the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

Oct 10   4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria in the year 1980.   

Oct 10   In the year 1980 bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

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Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of taylor Twellman, American soccer player   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

Apr 02   Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 in the year 1980.   

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 in the year 1980.   

Jan 07   In the year 1980 carl White, rocker, dies   

Jan 08   Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 in the year 1980.   

Jan 10   On this day in history george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)   

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies in the year 1980.