1980 Calendar
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1980 Historical Event(s)
- January 27, 1980 – Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian caper.
- February 4, 1980 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Banisadr as president of Iran.
- February 16, 1980 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- February 26, 1980 – Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
- February 29, 1980 – Gordie Howe of the then Hartford Whalers makes NHL history as he scores his 800th goal.
- April 24, 1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- April 30, 1980 – Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
- October 29, 1980 – Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base’s Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
- December 2, 1980 – Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador.
- December 4, 1980 – English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
Who Were Born On 1980?
- January 3, 1980 – David Tyree, American football player
- January 4, 1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
- February 17, 1980 – Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
- March 17, 1980 – Danny Califf, American soccer player
- March 23, 1980 – Russell Howard, English comedian
- May 8, 1980 – Keyon Dooling, American basketball player
- June 9, 1980 – Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
- July 24, 1980 – Wilfred Bungei, Kenyan runner
- September 27, 1980 – Ehron VonAllen, American singer
- November 29, 1980 – Brian Wolfe, American baseball player