Historical Events In 1980

Jan 01   Chrysler UK renamed Talbot in the year 1980.   

Jan 01   Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 in the year 1980.   

Jan 01   In the year 1980 international Decade of Water & Sanitation begins   

Jan 01   In the year 1980 mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran   

Jan 01   Premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Sweden changes order of succession to throne in the year 1980.   

Jan 02   68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62) 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 03   Gold hits record $634 an ounce on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Joy Adamson, author of "Born Free," is killed by a servant in northern Kenya on this day in history.   

Jan 04   President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India in the year 1980.   

Jan 06   In the year 1980 philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat   

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

Jan 07   Minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends on this day in history.   

Jan 09   63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Saudi Arabia executes 63 people for their part in a raid on Mecca's Grand Mosque the previous November on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Former AFL-CIO president George Meany dies in Washington, DC at age 85 in the year 1980.   

Jan 10   Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history debut of the Pretenders   

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies in the year 1980.   

Jan 13   On this day in history andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor, dies at 78   

Jan 13   Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium in the year 1980.   

Jan 13   In the year 1980 togo's constitution becomes effective   

Jan 14   On this day in history "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akroyd & John Belushi opens   

Jan 16   On this day in history anna van Wageningen-Salomons, Dut author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94   

Jan 16   Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Barbara Britton, actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59 in the year 1980.   

Jan 17   In the year 1980 nASA launches Fltsatcom-3   

Jan 18   In the year 1980 cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76   

Jan 18   On this day in history gold reaches $1,000 an ounce   

Jan 18   Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1 in the year 1980.   

Jan 18   In the year 1980 studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3½ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000   

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

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

Apr 02   Adam Fleming, English news reporter was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history carl White, rocker, dies   

Jan 08   Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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