Historical Events In 1980

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

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

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

Sep 11   Jose Antonio Calcano, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay   

Sep 17   Solidarity labor union in Poland forms in the year 1980.   

Sep 18   K A Porter, writer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Sep 22   On this day in history the war between Iran and Iraq begins   

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

Sep 23   In the year 1980 big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens   

Sep 25   John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 in the year 1980.   

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

Sep 26   In the year 1980 cuban govt closes Mariel Harbor ending "freedom flotilla"   

Sep 26   Soyuz 38 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

Sep 30   Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days   

Oct 01   On this day in history george Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86   

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   Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 09   On this day in history princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot   

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

Oct 10   4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria in the year 1980.   

Oct 10   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies in the year 1980.   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Carl White, rocker, dies in the year 1980.   

Jan 08   In the year 1980 oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90   

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

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

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