Page 4: Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal on this day in history.   

Feb 23   13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics   

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

Feb 23   Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill in the year 1980.   

Feb 23   Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1980 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 26   Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 27   George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   In the year 1980 terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota   

Feb 28   In the year 1980 "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 in the year 1980.   

Feb 28   In the year 1980 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   On this day in history michael Bracey ends 59 hours 55 minutes trapped in an elevator, England   

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

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

Mar 01   John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI   

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

Mar 03   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1980 robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1980 earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

Mar 05   In the year 1980 jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60   

Mar 06   7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1980 french Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born in the year 1980.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 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 on this day in history.   

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