Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

Sep 12   Lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65.   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey   

Sep 15   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51   

Sep 17   Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

Sep 17   Solidarity labor union in Poland forms.   

Sep 18   K A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

Sep 18   Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.   

Sep 19   Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR).   

Sep 21   Ernest White, composer, dies at 80   

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

Sep 22   John and Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records   

Sep 22   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   

Sep 23   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens   

Sep 25   John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32   

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born   

Sep 26   Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla".   

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth.   

Sep 28   Jaromir Wagner is inaugural to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing.   

Sep 30   Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein   

Oct 01   Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

Oct 01   George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86.   

Oct 01   USS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

Oct 02   Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

Oct 02   Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46.   

Oct 06   Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

Oct 09   Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot.   

Oct 09   The inaugural consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

Oct 10   4500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria   

Oct 10   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

Oct 10   El Asnam earthquake in Algeria killing 5000 people.   

Oct 10   Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated.   

Oct 11   Cosmonauts Popov and Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days   

Oct 11   Russian cosmonauts return to earth, after spending a record 185 days in space   

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Feb 29   On this day in history birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 in the year 1980.   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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