Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

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

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

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

Sep 11   In the year 1980 jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80   

Sep 12   On this day in history lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey in the year 1980.   

Sep 15   In the year 1980 bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51   

Sep 17   On this day in history anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

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

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) in the year 1980.   

Sep 21   In the year 1980 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   John & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   The war between Iran and Iraq begins in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   USS Eisenhower and Midway continued contingency operations in the northern Arabian Sea as war erupted between Iraq and Iran in the year 1980.   

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

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

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 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   On this day in history 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   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   Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

Oct 06   Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 in the year 1980.   

Oct 09   Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot in the year 1980.   

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

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

Oct 10   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of chris Conley, American musician   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

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   In the year 1980 george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

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 on this day in history.