Page 4: 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   13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY in the year 1980.   

Feb 23   Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics on this day in history.   

Feb 23   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 23   Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 in the year 1980.   

Feb 24   The U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 26   Military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname on this day in history.   

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   Terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota on this day in history.   

Feb 28   "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1980 gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 800 career goals on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 29   Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater   

Mar 01   On this day in history john Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 01   On this day in history patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI   

Mar 01   Snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida in the year 1980.   

Mar 03   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island in the year 1980.   

Mar 04   In the year 1980 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   Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49 in the year 1980.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

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Feb 29   Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Taylor Twellman, American soccer player was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Chris Conley, American musician was born in the year 1980.   

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

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

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 in the year 1980.   

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

Jan 10   George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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