Historical Events In 1980

Mar 07   Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried in the year 1980.   

Mar 07   Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1980 olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82   

Mar 10   Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris in the year 1980.   

Mar 10   Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show in the year 1980.   

Mar 11   Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs Pakistan cricket draw in the year 1980.   

Mar 12   On this day in history jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60) in the year 1980.   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 13   In the year 1980 tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 14   Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic   

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

Mar 18   On this day in history erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79   

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

Mar 20   In the year 1980 the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

Mar 20   The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins in the year 1980.   

Mar 20   In the year 1980 uS appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran   

Mar 21   On this day in history gideon Fagan, composer, dies at 75   

Mar 21   On this day in history on TV show Dallas, JR is shot   

Mar 23   France performs nuclear test in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 24   In the year 1980 aBC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"   

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 in the year 1980.   

Mar 26   On this day in history bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police)   

Mar 26   In the year 1980 jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   On this day in history 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   Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1980 george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

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

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies on this day in history.