Historical Events In 1980

Feb 22   On this day in history uSA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 13th Winter Olympics games close at Lake Placid NY   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics   

Feb 23   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 23   On this day in history oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill   

Feb 23   Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

Feb 25   In the year 1980 coup ousts PM Henck Arron of Suriname   

Feb 26   Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time in the year 1980.   

Feb 26   In the year 1980 military coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname   

Feb 26   In the year 1980 r Hadlee scores Test Cricket century vs Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft   

Feb 27   In the year 1980 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   In the year 1980 ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies   

Feb 28   In the year 1980 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 29   On this day in history gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals   

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

Feb 29   Michael Bracey ends 59 hours 55 minutes trapped in an elevator, England on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 01   Patti Smith &MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit MI on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1980 snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

Mar 03   In the year 1980 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1980 earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49   

Mar 05   In the year 1980 jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60   

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) in the year 1980.   

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

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

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

Feb 29   Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies