Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

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

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

Sep 08   Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 11   On this day in history jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80   

Sep 12   On this day in history lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65   

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   In the year 1980 anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

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

Sep 18   In the year 1980 k A Porter, writer, dies at 90   

Sep 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ernest White, composer, dies at 80   

Sep 22   On this day in history iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins   

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

Sep 22   The war between Iran and Iraq begins on this day in history.   

Sep 22   USS Eisenhower and Midway continued contingency operations in the northern Arabian Sea as war erupted between Iraq and Iran on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1980 john Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32   

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla" on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth in the year 1980.   

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   Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days in the year 1980.   

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

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

Oct 02   In the year 1980 larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

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

Oct 06   On this day in history hattie Jacques, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 56   

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

Oct 09   The first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of taylor Twellman, American soccer player   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1980 birth of chris Conley, American musician   

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1980.   

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

Apr 02   Ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004) was born in the year 1980.   

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   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 in the year 1980.   

Jan 10   George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 in the year 1980.   

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