Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   On this day in history world's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies   

Sep 11   Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history military coup in Turkey   

Sep 15   On this day in history bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51   

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   On this day in history k A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

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   In the year 1980 ernest White, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens on this day in history.   

Sep 25   John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 andrew Crawford is born   

Sep 26   On this day in history 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 in the year 1980.   

Sep 30   In the year 1980 iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein   

Oct 01   In the year 1980 cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

Oct 01   In the year 1980 george Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86   

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

Oct 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1980.   

Oct 09   Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot on this day in history.   

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

Oct 10   On this day in history 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria   

Oct 10   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies in the year 1980.   

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Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Taylor Twellman, American soccer player was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history carl White, rocker, dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1980 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   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.