Page 5: Historical Events In 1980

Mar 10   Willard Scott is recorded as becoming the weather forecaster on the Today Show   

Mar 11   Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs Pakistan cricket draw   

Mar 12   Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60).   

Mar 13   Ford Motor Co are discovered innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto.   

Mar 13   Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 14   Polish airliner crash results in the deaths of all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers).   

Mar 14   World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary)   

Mar 15   Tracey Wainman, age 12, the youngest Canadian skater to compete in a world championship   

Mar 16   In this year, Joanne Carner claims LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic   

Mar 17   Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68   

Mar 18   Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79.   

Mar 18   Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

Mar 20   The Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks.   

Mar 20   The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins   

Mar 20   US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran.   

Mar 21   Gideon Fagan, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 21   On TV show Dallas, JR is shot.   

Mar 23   Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt.   

Mar 24   ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline".   

Mar 24   In this year, Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks   

Mar 24   Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

Mar 26   Bombay gets its inaugural rock concert in 10 years (The Police)   

Mar 26   Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32   

Mar 27   Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die).   

Mar 27   Mount St Helens is recorded as becoming active after 123 years.   

Mar 27   TSE Index drops 5.3%, biggest one day loss since 1940; after attempt by Hunt Brothers of Texas to corner silver market and yup I boought silver at $50.00 U.S   

Mar 28   Dick Haymes, actor (Real Life, Betrayal), dies.   

Mar 29   ... Mantovani, orch leader (Mantovani), dies at 74.   

Mar 30   Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God", premieres in New York NY   

Mar 31   Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for (WBC) heavyweight boxing title.   

Mar 31   Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for (WBA) heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry.   

Apr 01   Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist.   

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Feb 29   Ruben plaza: Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   Simon gagné: Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Taylor twellman: American soccer player   

Feb 29   Clinton toopi: New zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   Chris conley: American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos salcido: Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   Adam fleming: English news reporter   

Apr 02   Ricky hendrick: Nascar driver and owner    

Jan 01   Frank clifford wykoff: Sprinter (olympic-gold-28, 32, 36),   

Jan 02   Larry williams: Rocker,    

Jan 03   Amos milburn: Rocker,   

Jan 07   Carl white: Rocker,   

Jan 08   Oscar ewing: Us govt official (everybody's business),   

Jan 10   George meany: Labor leader,   

Jan 11   Barbara pym: English novelist (b. 1913)   

Jan 12   Hans ebeling: Cricketer (vict stalwart, bowled for aust 1934),