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   On this day in history eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Feb 23   In the year 1980 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   On this day in history the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.   

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

Feb 26   Egypt & Israel exchange ambassadors for the first time on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   22nd Grammy Awards What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet (You Don't Bring Me Flowers) on this day in history.   

Feb 27   George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe   

Feb 27   In the year 1980 terrorists occupies Dominican embassy in Bogota   

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

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 in the year 1980.   

Feb 29   Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals on this day in history.   

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   Yigal Allon, former Israeli foreign minister and supporter of Israeli independence, dies at age 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1980 snow falls in the sunshine state of Florida   

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

Mar 04   Robert Mugabe forms Zimbabwe's first black government on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe   

Mar 05   On this day in history 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   7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time in the year 1980.   

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

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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   On this day in history 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   Chris Conley, American musician was born in the year 1980.   

Apr 02   Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1980 birth of adam Fleming, English news reporter   

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   In the year 1980 amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52   

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 in the year 1980.   

Jan 12   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies in the year 1980.