Page 4: Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   On this day in history uSA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal   

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

Feb 23   Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics in the year 1980.   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 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 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 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 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 in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history 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   Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 05   On this day in history earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

Mar 05   On this day in history jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60   

Mar 06   In the year 1980 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)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Next Page »

Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born in the year 1980.   

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

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 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   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 in the year 1980.   

Jan 07   On this day in history carl White, rocker, dies   

Jan 08   In the year 1980 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90   

Jan 10   In the year 1980 george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

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