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

Feb 23   On this day in history eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics   

Feb 23   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1980.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

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   George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1980 "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes)   

Feb 28   In the year 1980 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   Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 01   Patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

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

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

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

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

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

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Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of taylor Twellman, American soccer player   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1980.   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

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

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

Jan 08   Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 in the year 1980.   

Jan 10   George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 in the year 1980.   

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