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

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 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 in the year 1980.  

Feb 25   On this day in history coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname  

Feb 26   On this day in history egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time  

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

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) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Feb 28   In the year 1980 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies  

Feb 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 29   On this day in history yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61  

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   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   On this day in history robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government  

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   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) on this day in history.  

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Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born in the year 1980.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer  

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

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 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   In the year 1980 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90  

Jan 10   On this day in history george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86  

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 in the year 1980.