Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens on this day in history.  

Sep 07   In the year 1980 32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott  

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   In the year 1980 military coup in Turkey  

Sep 15   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 in the year 1980.  

Sep 17   Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay in the year 1980.  

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   On this day in history soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station  

Sep 19   Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR) in the year 1980.  

Sep 21   Ernest White, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1980.  

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

Sep 22   On this day in history john & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records  

Sep 22   On this day in history the war between Iran and Iraq begins  

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

Sep 23   On this day in history big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens  

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   In the year 1980 cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"  

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing on this day in history.  

Sep 30   On this day in history iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein  

Oct 01   Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days in the year 1980.  

Oct 01   George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1980 uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon  

Oct 02   In the year 1980 larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali  

Oct 02   In the year 1980 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46  

Oct 06   Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 09   The first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1980 birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer  

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born in the year 1980.  

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1980.  

Apr 02   Adam Fleming, English news reporter was born in the year 1980.  

Apr 02   Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004) was born in the year 1980.  

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1980 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52  

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies in the year 1980.  

Jan 08   On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90  

Jan 10   In the year 1980 george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86  

Jan 11   Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913) died in the year 1980.  

Jan 12   In the year 1980 hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies