Historical Events In 1980
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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