Page 4: Historical Events In 1980

Feb 23   13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

Feb 23   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island.   

Feb 23   In this year, Eric Heiden claims all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics   

Feb 23   Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, leads to 37-million-gallon spill   

Feb 23   Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62.   

Feb 24   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.   

Feb 26   Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for the inaugural time   

Feb 26   Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname.   

Feb 26   R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft.   

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

Feb 27   George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78   

Feb 27   In this year, Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF claims elections in Zimbabwe   

Feb 27   Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota   

Feb 28   "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes).   

Feb 28   Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe is recorded as becoming 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe is recorded as becoming inaugural NHL player to score 800 career goals.   

Feb 29   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.   

Feb 29   Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61.   

Mar 01   Hilbert van der Duim is recorded as becoming world champion all-round skater.   

Mar 01   John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 01   Patti Smith and MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI   

Mar 01   Snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida.   

Mar 03   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   In this year, Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF claims parliamentary election in Zimbabwe.   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's inaugural black government.   

Mar 05   Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49.   

Mar 05   Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60   

Mar 06   7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for inaugural time   

Mar 06   French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it inaugural woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar).   

Mar 07   Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried   

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Feb 29   Ruben plaza: Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   Simon gagné: Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Taylor twellman: American soccer player   

Feb 29   Clinton toopi: New zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   Chris conley: American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos salcido: Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   Adam fleming: English news reporter   

Apr 02   Ricky hendrick: Nascar driver and owner   

Jan 01   Frank clifford wykoff: Sprinter (olympic-gold-28, 32, 36),    

Jan 02   Larry williams: Rocker,    

Jan 03   Amos milburn: Rocker,   

Jan 07   Carl white: Rocker,    

Jan 08   Oscar ewing: Us govt official (everybody's business),   

Jan 10   George meany: Labor leader,   

Jan 11   Barbara pym: English novelist (b. 1913)   

Jan 12   Hans ebeling: Cricketer (vict stalwart, bowled for aust 1934),