Page 9: Historical Events In 1980

Jun 01   Barbra Striesand appears at an ACLU Benefit in Calif.   

Jun 01   H Debehogne discovers asteroids #2543 Machado and #3411   

Jun 01   Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting.   

Jun 01   [Richard] Rube Marquard, US baseball pitcher, dies at 90   

Jun 03   Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35   

Jun 03   ESPN begins televising college world series games   

Jun 03   In this year, Jimmy Carter claims enough delegates for renomination.   

Jun 05   Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70   

Jun 05   Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station.   

Jun 06   Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title.   

Jun 07   Henry [Valentine] Miller, US writer (Tropic of Capricorn), dies at 88   

Jun 09   Comedian Richard Pryor suffers severe burns in a drug mishap and is hospitalized for two months   

Jun 09   Leonard Huizinga, journalist/writer (Olivier and Adrian), dies at 73.   

Jun 09   Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth.   

Jun 10   Denys Morkel, S Afr cricketer (batsman scored 663 runs 1927-32), dies.   

Jun 11   E Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge   

Jun 12   Milburn Stone, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75.   

Jun 12   Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests.   

Jun 13   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall".   

Jun 13   UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela   

Jun 14   E Bowell discovers asteroid #2937 Gibbs, #2938 Hopi and #3160 Angerhofer   

Jun 15   Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game   

Jun 17   C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2586 Matson.   

Jun 18   "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi premiers   

Jun 18   C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2891 McGetchin.   

Jun 18   E Bowell discovers asteroid #2569 Madeline   

Jun 18   Mrs Shakuntala Devi mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 sec.   

Jun 20   Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68.   

Jun 20   Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision.   

Jun 22   Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours   

Jun 22   USSR begins removing troops from Afghanistan.   

Jun 23   John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83   

Jun 27   Steve Peregrin Took, percussionist (T-Rex), dies at 31.   

Jun 28   Heal Gahagan Douglas, (Rep-D-Ca), lost to Nixon, dies at 79.   

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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),