Page 5: Historical Events In 1980

Mar 07   Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried in the year 1980.   

Mar 07   Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1980 greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad   

Mar 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured   

Mar 09   On this day in history olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82   

Mar 10   In the year 1980 herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris   

Mar 10   Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show in the year 1980.   

Mar 11   In the year 1980 rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs Pakistan cricket draw   

Mar 12   On this day in history jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60) in the year 1980.   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers) in the year 1980.   

Mar 14   In the year 1980 world Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary)   

Mar 15   In the year 1980 tracey Wainman, age 12, the youngest Canadian skater to compete in a world championship   

Mar 16   Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68   

Mar 18   Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79 in the year 1980.   

Mar 18   On this day in history vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

Mar 20   The Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks in the year 1980.   

Mar 20   The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history gideon Fagan, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 21   On TV show Dallas, JR is shot on this day in history.   

Mar 23   France performs nuclear test on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt in the year 1980.   

Mar 24   On this day in history aBC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"   

Mar 24   On this day in history capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks   

Mar 24   Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police) in the year 1980.   

Mar 26   On this day in history 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) 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 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 in the year 1980.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1980 larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)   

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