Historical Events In 1980

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

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

Sep 08   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies in the year 1980.   

Sep 11   On this day in history jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80   

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

Sep 12   In the year 1980 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   Solidarity labor union in Poland forms in the year 1980.   

Sep 18   In the year 1980 k A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

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   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   In the year 1980 john & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records   

Sep 22   In the year 1980 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   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" in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth in the year 1980.   

Sep 28   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

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

Oct 09   In the year 1980 princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot   

Oct 09   On this day in history the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

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   On this day in history birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

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

Feb 29   Taylor Twellman, American soccer player was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1980 birth of ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004)   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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.