1980 Calendar
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1980 Historical Event(s)
- January 28, 1980 – USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
- February 16, 1980 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- March 21, 1980 – US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
- March 24, 1980 – Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
- April 12, 1980 – Terry Fox begins his “Marathon of Hope” at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
- April 30, 1980 – Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
- May 22, 1980 – Namco releases the highly influential arcade game Pac-Man.
- July 30, 1980 – Vanuatu gains independence.
- September 11, 1980 – Voters approve the present Constitution of Chile.
- November 23, 1980 – A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.
Who Were Born On 1980?
- March 28, 1980 – Rasmus Seebach, Danish singer
- April 1, 1980 – Bijou Phillips, American actress
- April 11, 1980 – Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
- July 6, 1980 – Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
- July 19, 1980 – Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
- July 28, 1980 – Noel Sullivan, Welsh reality television contestant
- October 9, 1980 – Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- October 20, 1980 – Niall Matter, Canadian actor
- October 24, 1980 – Monica, American singer and actress
- December 31, 1980 – Matthew Capiccioni, American professional wrestler