Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   In the year 1980 world's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens   

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

Sep 08   In the year 1980 bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey in the year 1980.   

Sep 15   Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 in the year 1980.   

Sep 17   Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay on this day in history.   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history k A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

Sep 18   In the year 1980 soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station   

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

Sep 21   In the year 1980 ernest White, composer, dies at 80   

Sep 22   Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins on this day in history.   

Sep 22   John & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records in the year 1980.   

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   On this day in history andrew Crawford is born   

Sep 26   Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" in the year 1980.   

Sep 26   In the year 1980 soyuz 38 returns to Earth   

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

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

Oct 01   Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on this day in history.   

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

Oct 01   On this day in history uSS Cochrane (DDG-21) rescues 104 Vietnamese refugees 620 miles east of Saigon   

Oct 02   On this day in history larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

Oct 02   On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

Oct 06   Hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56 in the year 1980.   

Oct 09   Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1980 the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

Oct 10   On this day in history 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria   

Oct 10   On this day in history bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies   

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Feb 29   On this day in history birth of ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of taylor Twellman, American soccer player   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer   

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 in the year 1980.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1980 death of barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)   

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