Page 13: Historical Events In 1980

Sep 05   World's longest auto tunnel, St Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens on this day in history.   

Sep 07   32nd Emmy Awards shown despite boycott on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1980 lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65   

Sep 12   Military coup in Turkey in the year 1980.   

Sep 15   In the year 1980 bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51   

Sep 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history titan II missile explosion (Damascus, AR)   

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   On this day in history john & Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffen Records   

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

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Sep 26   Andrew Crawford is born in the year 1980.   

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   Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing in the year 1980.   

Sep 30   On this day in history iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein   

Oct 01   Cosmonauts Ryumin & Popov break space endurance record of 176 days on this day in history.   

Oct 01   George Meany, union pres (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

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   In the year 1980 the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

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

Oct 10   Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

Apr 02   On this day in history birth of ricky Hendrick, NASCAR driver and owner (d. 2004)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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