Page 16: Historical Events In 1980

Dec 14   Elston Howard, MVP catcher (NY Yankees), dies at 59.   

Dec 16   Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90   

Dec 16   Pres-elect Reagan announces Alexander Haig as secretary of state.   

Dec 18   Alexei N Kosygin, Soviet PM (1964-80), suffers heart attack at 76.   

Dec 18   Bruce Sprinsteen's concert at Madison Square Garden   

Dec 19   Anguilla is recorded as becoming a British dependency separate from St Kitts.   

Dec 19   Iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages.   

Dec 20   USSR formally announces death of Alexei Kosygin   

Dec 21   Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90.   

Dec 22   Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47.   

Dec 22   Eisenhower returned to Norfolk, Virginia after a 251-day deployment, the longest underway deployment for a Navy ship since World War II. She had been underway for 152 continuous days   

Dec 22   Pres-elect Reagan appoints Jean Kirkpatrick (UN delegate) and James Watt (Interior).   

Dec 24   Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73.   

Dec 24   Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds   

Dec 25   Fred Emney, actor (Adventures of a Private Eye), dies at 80   

Dec 28   Amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die.   

Dec 29   Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67   

Dec 29   Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A.   

Dec 30   NBC cancels The Wonderful World of Disney, the longest-running prime time TV show in history. Disney now owns the ABC TV network   

Dec 31   A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18.   

Dec 31   Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for Eng, legendary 6-hitter), 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 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   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Adam Fleming, English news reporter was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004)   

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

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1980 death of barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)   

Jan 12   On this day in history hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies