Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history 13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

Feb 23   Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics in the year 1980.   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 23   Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62   

Feb 24   In the year 1980 the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.   

Feb 25   Coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname on this day in history.   

Feb 26   In the year 1980 egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

Feb 26   On this day in history military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

Feb 26   In the year 1980 r Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

Feb 27   On this day in history 22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers)   

Feb 27   In the year 1980 george Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78   

Feb 27   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   On this day in history terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota   

Feb 28   "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes) in the year 1980.   

Feb 28   In the year 1980 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 29   On this day in history gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   Michael Bracey ends 59 hours 55 minutes trapped in an elevator, England in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Yigal Allon, former Israeli foreign minister and supporter of Israeli independence, dies at age 61 in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   On this day in history yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61   

Mar 01   Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 01   Patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   On this day in history snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

Mar 03   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1980 earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

Mar 05   On this day in history jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60   

Mar 06   7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time on this day in history.   

Mar 06   French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar) in the year 1980.   

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Feb 29   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004)   

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1980 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies in the year 1980.   

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   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