Page 5: Historical Events In 1980

Mar 07   Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried in the year 1980.   

Mar 07   Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC in the year 1980.   

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   Herman Tarnower, doctor (Scarsdale Diet), killed by Jean Harris on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Willard Scott becomes the weather forecaster on the Today Show in the year 1980.   

Mar 11   In the year 1980 rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs Pakistan cricket draw   

Mar 12   Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago in the year 1980.   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1 13.60) in the year 1980.   

Mar 13   Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 meter (1:13.60) in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 13   Tauno Kullerve Pylkkanen, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1980 polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers)   

Mar 14   World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund West Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (Vrai Visage de la Paix), dies at 68   

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

Mar 18   In the year 1980 vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50   

Mar 20   The Mi Amigo ship containing England's pirate Radio Caroline sinks on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 24   On this day in history capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks   

Mar 24   On this day in history oscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador, murdered during mass   

Mar 26   Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police) in the year 1980.   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1980 elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900 meter down (23 die)   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1980 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   On this day in history larry Williams, rocker, dies at 44   

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

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   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   Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies on this day in history.