Page 5: Historical Events In 1980

Mar 07   On this day in history josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried   

Mar 07   On this day in history samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC   

Mar 08   In the year 1980 greg Chappell 235 &Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad   

Mar 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1980 flemish/Walloon battles in Belgium, 40 injured   

Mar 09   Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1980 herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris   

Mar 10   In the year 1980 willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show   

Mar 11   Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs Pakistan cricket draw on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1980 jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1980 eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60)   

Mar 13   Ford Motor Co found innocent in death of 3 women in a fiery Pinto on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 14   Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers) on this day in history.   

Mar 14   World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary) in the year 1980.   

Mar 15   Tracey Wainman, age 12, the youngest Canadian skater to compete in a world championship in the year 1980.   

Mar 16   In the year 1980 joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic   

Mar 17   Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68 in the year 1980.   

Mar 18   Erich Fromm, German/US psychoanalyst, dies at 79 in the year 1980.   

Mar 18   On this day in history vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

Mar 20   On this day in history the Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks   

Mar 20   The Quebec National Assembly approves wording of referendum question on Sovereignty Association, and so it begins on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history uS appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran   

Mar 21   Gideon Fagan, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1980.   

Mar 21   In the year 1980 on TV show Dallas, JR is shot   

Mar 23   In the year 1980 france performs nuclear test   

Mar 23   Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history aBC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"   

Mar 24   Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police)   

Mar 26   In the year 1980 jon-Jon Poulos, rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32   

Mar 27   On this day in history elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die)   

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

Feb 29   Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player was born in the year 1980.   

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   In the year 1980 birth of chris Conley, American musician   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Jan 02   Larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44 in the year 1980.   

Jan 03   Amos Milburn, rocker, dies at 52 in the year 1980.   

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

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

Jan 10   On this day in history george Meany, labor leader, dies at 86   

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