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

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

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

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   In the year 1980 egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1980 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) in the year 1980.   

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   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   On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1980.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater   

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

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

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

Mar 03   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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   In the year 1980 birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 02   Adam Fleming, English news reporter was born in the year 1980.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

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

Jan 11   Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies on this day in history.