Page 5: Historical Events In 1980

Mar 07   On this day in history josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried   

Mar 07   Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC in the year 1980.   

Mar 08   Greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad in the year 1980.   

Mar 08   In the year 1980 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Mar 09   Flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured in the year 1980.   

Mar 09   Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82 in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1980 willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show   

Mar 11   In the year 1980 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1980 eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60)   

Mar 13   In the year 1980 eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60)   

Mar 13   Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto in the year 1980.   

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   World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary) in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 16   In the year 1980 joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic   

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

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

Mar 20   In the year 1980 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 in the year 1980.   

Mar 21   Gideon Fagan, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1980.   

Mar 21   On TV show Dallas, JR is shot in the year 1980.   

Mar 23   France performs nuclear test in the year 1980.   

Mar 23   In the year 1980 shah of Iran arrives in Egypt   

Mar 24   ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks on this day in history.   

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   Jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32 in the year 1980.   

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   In the year 1980 birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   Taylor Twellman, American soccer player was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1980.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 in the year 1980.   

Jan 03   On this day in history amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913) died in the year 1980.   

Jan 12   In the year 1980 hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies