Page 4: Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   On this day in history uSA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

Feb 23   Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics on this day in history.   

Feb 23   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill   

Feb 23   Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 in the year 1980.   

Feb 24   On this day in history the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.   

Feb 25   Coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname in the year 1980.   

Feb 26   Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname in the year 1980.   

Feb 26   R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   On this day in history 22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers)   

Feb 27   On this day in history george Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78   

Feb 27   In the year 1980 robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe   

Feb 27   Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota in the year 1980.   

Feb 28   On this day in history "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes)   

Feb 28   On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 29   On this day in history gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 800 career goals on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 michael Bracey ends 59 hours 55 minutes trapped in an elevator, England   

Feb 29   Yigal Allon, former Israeli foreign minister and supporter of Israeli independence, dies at age 61 in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61   

Mar 01   Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   On this day in history john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 01   Patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida in the year 1980.   

Mar 03   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government in the year 1980.   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe in the year 1980.   

Mar 05   Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49 in the year 1980.   

Mar 05   Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time in the year 1980.   

Mar 06   On this day in history french Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)   

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

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   On this day in history birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1980 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

Jan 07   On this day in history carl White, rocker, dies   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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.