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   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

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   In the year 1980 coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname   

Feb 26   On this day in history egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time   

Feb 26   On this day in history military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

Feb 26   R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) in the year 1980.   

Feb 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1980 terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota   

Feb 28   "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 hours 12 minutes) in the year 1980.   

Feb 28   On this day in history ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals in the year 1980.   

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   In the year 1980 yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61   

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

Mar 01   John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1980.   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 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   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 04   On this day in history robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government   

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe in the year 1980.   

Mar 05   Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49 in the year 1980.   

Mar 05   Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history 7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time   

Mar 06   French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar) on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

Jan 07   In the year 1980 carl White, rocker, dies   

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

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

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

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