Page 4: Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal in the year 1980.   

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

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

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

Feb 26   Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time in the year 1980.   

Feb 26   In the year 1980 military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

Feb 26   R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft on this day in history.   

Feb 27   22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 27   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota on this day in history.   

Feb 28   "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes) in the year 1980.   

Feb 28   Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1980 gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

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

Feb 29   Michael Bracey ends 59 hours 55 minutes trapped in an elevator, England on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Yigal Allon, former Israeli foreign minister and supporter of Israeli independence, dies at age 61 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1980.   

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   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60 in the year 1980.   

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

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

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

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1980.   

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   Chris Conley, American musician was born in the year 1980.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

Apr 02   Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1980 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 in the year 1980.   

Jan 11   Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913) died in the year 1980.   

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