Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   On this day in history world's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

Sep 07   32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott in the year 1980.   

Sep 08   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies in the year 1980.   

Sep 11   Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1980.   

Sep 12   Lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 in the year 1980.   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

Sep 17   Solidarity labor union in Poland forms on this day in history.   

Sep 18   K A Porter, writer, dies at 90 in the year 1980.   

Sep 18   Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR) on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Ernest White, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   In the year 1980 john & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records   

Sep 22   The war between Iran and Iraq begins in the year 1980.   

Sep 22   In the year 1980 uSS Eisenhower and Midway continued contingency operations in the northern Arabian Sea as war erupted between Iraq and Iran.   

Sep 23   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens in the year 1980.   

Sep 25   John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 andrew Crawford is born   

Sep 26   On this day in history cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"   

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing   

Sep 30   In the year 1980 iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein   

Oct 01   On this day in history cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

Oct 01   George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 in the year 1980.   

Oct 01   In the year 1980 uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

Oct 02   Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali in the year 1980.   

Oct 02   In the year 1980 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

Oct 06   Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1980 princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot   

Oct 09   On this day in history the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

Oct 10   In the year 1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria   

Oct 10   In the year 1980 bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

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Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1980 birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

Jan 11   Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913) died on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1980 hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies