What happend in 1980

Events
DateEvent
1980 Don Banks Died
1980 Sverre Bergh Died
1980 Sonny Burke Died
1980 Steffi Diliberto Was Born
1980 Rudolf George Escher Died
1980 Franco Evangelisti Died
1980 Sarah Nemtsov Was Born
December 24 1980 Alec Wilder Died
January 01 1980 Victoria Is Crowned Princess Of Sweden
June 20 1980 Allan Pettersson Died
November 12 1980 Alexander Voormolen Died
January 07 1980 U.S. Announces Chrysler Bailout
January 25 1980 Mother Teresa Honored With Bharat Ratna
January 26 1980 Diplomatic Relations Established By Isreal And Egypt
January 27 1980 6 Americans Escape Iran Thanks To U.S. And Canada
January 28 1980 USCGC Blackthorn Collides With Tanker
February 02 1980 FBI Targeting Congressmen In Abscam Operation
February 04 1980 Abolhassan Banisadr Named President Of Iran
February 17 1980 Wielicki And Cichy's First Ascent Of Everest
February 22 1980 In Lake Placid, New York Hockey Team Defeats Soviet Union Hockey Team
February 23 1980 Iran Decides Fate Of Hostages -Khomeini
February 24 1980 U.S. Win Gold For 4-2
February 25 1980 Military Coup Overthrows Suriname Government
February 26 1980 Egypt, Isreal In Diplomatic Ties
February 28 1980 Andalusia's Approves Of Its Statue Of Autonomy
February 29 1980 Howe Of Hartford NHL History At 800th Goal
March 03 1980 USS Nautilus Is Decommissioned
March 04 1980 Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe's First Black Prime Minister
March 10 1980 Formation Of The Irish Army Ranger Wing
March 10 1980 Jean Harris Shoots And Kills Herman Tarnower
March 14 1980 Poland: LOT Flight Crashes, Killing 87
March 18 1980 50 Dead In Plesetsk Rocket Explosion
March 20 1980 The Radio Caroline Ship Around England
March 21 1980 US Pres Carter Boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics In Moscow
March 21 1980 Dallas Aired 'Who Shot J.R.?' Episode
March 23 1980 Salvadorian Archbishop Begs Army To Spare Civilians
March 24 1980 Romero Killed On Mass
March 27 1980 Norwegian Oil Platform Collapses, Killing 123
March 27 1980 Silver Price Drops Significantly
March 31 1980 Railroad Declared Bankrupt Operates Last Train
April 02 1980 President Carter Signs Crude Oil Act
April 07 1980 US Severs Relations With Iran
April 09 1980 Al-Sadr And Al-Huda Killed After Being Tortured
April 12 1980 Doe Takes Liberia In A Coup D
April 12 1980 Marathon Of Hope By Terry Fox Begins
April 18 1980 Zimbabwe Becomes Independent, Replaces Currency
April 20 1980 Algerian Berber Activists Arrested
April 24 1980 Operation Eagle Claw Claims 8 Servivemen
April 30 1980 The Iranian Embassy Siege Begins In London
April 30 1980 Beatrix Becomes Queen Of The Netherlands
May 02 1980 System Of Government Referendum Held In Nepal
May 05 1980 British Special Air Service Ends Six-day Siege
May 08 1980 WHO Confirms Smallpox Eradicated
May 09 1980 Liberian Freighter Causes Partial Bridge Collapse
May 09 1980 3 Die In California Bank Robbery
May 13 1980 An F3 Tornado Lands In Michigan
May 17 1980 General Chun Seizes Control Of Government
May 17 1980 Shining Path Starts Peru Conflict With Attacks
May 18 1980 1980 Eruption Of St.Helens Killed 57 People And Caused $3 Billion
May 18 1980 South Korean Students Demonstrate For Democratic Reforms
May 20 1980 Quebec Independence Referendum Rejected
May 22 1980 Namco Releases Pac-Man
May 27 1980 Gwangju Reclaimed By Civil Militias In South Korea
June 01 1980 Cable News Network (CNN) Begins Broadcasting
June 03 1980 Seven Tornadoes Destroy Homes In Nebraska
June 10 1980 Imprisoned ANC Leader Nelson Mandela Urges Defiance
June 27 1980 Flight 870 Explodes Killing 81 In Ustica Disaster
July 01 1980 Canada Makes ""O Canada"" Official Anthem
July 07 1980 Institution Of Sharia In Iran
July 07 1980 83 Dead In Lebanese Safra Massacre
July 10 1980 Alexandra Palace Burns Down
July 15 1980 Wisconsin: Storm Causes $160 Million In Damage
July 24 1980 Australia Wins Men's 4 X 100 Metre
July 29 1980 Iran Adopted A New Holy Flag
July 30 1980 Israel's Knesset Passes The Jerusalem Law
July 30 1980 Vanuatu Gains Independence
August 01 1980 Several Killed By Train In County Cork
August 01 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Elected President Of Iceland
August 01 1980 Patrick, French Grand Prix Driver Killed
August 02 1980 Terrorist Bombing In Bologna Kills Many
August 08 1980 Central Hotel Fire Occurs In Ireland
August 12 1980 Treaty Establishes Latin American Integration Association
August 14 1980 Walesa Leads Poland Shipyard Strikes
August 17 1980 Azaria Chamberlain Disappears Leading To Famous Trial
August 19 1980 Airliner Emergency Landing Disaster In Riyadh
August 25 1980 Zimbabwe Joins The United Nations
August 26 1980 John Birges Bombs At Harvey's Resort Nevada
August 31 1980 Polish Government Signs Gdansk Agreement
August 31 1980 Flood In Ibadan Kills Over 300 People
September 01 1980 Ontario: Fox's Marathon Of Hope Ends
September 01 1980 Choi Kyu-hah Resigns. Chun Doo-hwan New President
September 05 1980 World's Longest Tunnel Opens In Switzerland
September 11 1980 Chilean Voters Approve New Constitution
September 12 1980 Military Coup In Turkey
September 16 1980 Vincent And Grenadines Grenadines
September 17 1980 Trade Union Solidarity Established In Poland
September 17 1980 Nicaragua Ex-President Somoza Killed In Paraguay
September 18 1980 Cosmonauts Ride Soyuz38 To Salyut6 Station
September 22 1980 Iraq Invades Iran
September 26 1980 Oktoberfesk Attack Left 13 Dead, 211 Injured
September 30 1980 Xerox And Partners Publish Ethernet Specs
October 02 1980 Michael Myers Expelled From Congress
October 09 1980 Pope, Dalai Lama Shake Hands In Vatican City
October 09 1980 Monaco's Princess Caroline Divorces Husband
October 10 1980 FMLN Was Founded In El Salvador
October 10 1980 Large Earthquake In Algeria's El Asnam Kills Many
October 17 1980 British Monarch First Visit To Vatican
October 24 1980 Polish Government Legalizes Solidarity Trade Union
October 25 1980 The Hague Convention Concludes At The Hangue
October 29 1980 Operation Credible Sport Cancelled Due To C-130
October 30 1980 Treaty Reached Between Honduras And El Salvador
November 12 1980 Voyager I Photographs Saturn's Rings
November 20 1980 Texaco Drains Lake In Probe Accident
November 21 1980 Nevada Fire Kills 87, Injures 650
November 23 1980 Italy Earthquakes Kill 3,000
November 28 1980 Iranian Navy Victorious Over Iraq Navy
December 02 1980 Nuns Murdered By Death Squad
December 04 1980 Following John Bonham's Death, Led Zeppelin Disbands
December 08 1980 Lennon Killed By Chapman In New York City
December 11 1980 US CERCLA Superfund Enacted
December 24 1980 Witnesses Call Unexplained Lights 'Britain's Roswell'




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