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   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 in the year 1980.   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey in the year 1980.   

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

Sep 17   In the year 1980 anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

Sep 17   Solidarity labor union in Poland forms on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 22   On this day in history iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins   

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   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   In the year 1980 big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens   

Sep 25   In the year 1980 john Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 andrew Crawford is born   

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

Sep 30   Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 09   On this day in history 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   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1980.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 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   In the year 1980 larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

Jan 03   On this day in history amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.