1980 Calendar
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1980 Historical Event(s)
February 16, 1980
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
February 23, 1980
– Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran’s parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
May 8, 1980
– The eradication of smallpox is endorsed by the World Health Organization.
May 24, 1980
– The International Court of Justice calls for the release of United States embassy hostages in Tehran, Iran. The hostages would not be freed until the following January.
August 31, 1980
– After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity.
October 17, 1980
– As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican
November 20, 1980
– Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. The resulting whirlpool sucked the drilling platform, several barges, houses and trees thousands of feet down to the bottom of the dissolving salt deposit.
November 23, 1980
– A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.
December 4, 1980
– English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
December 24, 1980
– Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, an incident called “Britain’s Roswell”.
Who Were Born On 1980?
May 5, 1980
– Hank Green, Musician, video blogger and founder of ecogeek.org
June 19, 1980
– Dan Ellis, Canadian hockey player
July 5, 1980
– Eva Green, French actress
July 26, 1980
– Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41)
July 29, 1980
– Rachel Miner, American actress
August 3, 1980
– Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
August 17, 1980
– Jan Kromkamp, Dutch footballer
October 4, 1980
– Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
November 12, 1980
– Trent Acid, American professional wrestler (d. 2010)
December 23, 1980
– Elvin Ng, Singaporean actor