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 in the year 1980.   

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   On this day in history lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65   

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   In the year 1980 anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

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

Sep 18   K A Porter, writer, dies at 90 in the year 1980.   

Sep 18   In the year 1980 soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station   

Sep 19   Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history ernest White, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

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

Sep 25   John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 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   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 in the year 1980.   

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

Oct 02   On this day in history larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

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   Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot in the year 1980.   

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   On this day in history bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

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Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born in the year 1980.   

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

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

Feb 29   On this day in history 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   Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 in the year 1980.   

Jan 02   On this day in history larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

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   George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 in the year 1980.   

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

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