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1980 Calendar

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•  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.
•  May 13, 1980 – An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
•  May 17, 1980 – On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho, starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
•  May 18, 1980 – 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
•  July 1, 1980 – O Canada officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
•  July 20, 1980 – The United Nations Security Council votes 14-0 that member states should not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
•  July 30, 1980 – Israel’s Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law
•  November 12, 1980 – The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
•  November 28, 1980 – Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid – Over 70% of Iraqi Navy was destroyed by Iranian Navy in The Persian Gulf. The Iranian Navy’s Day.

•  March 4, 1980 – Scott Hamilton, New Zealand rugby union footballer
•  June 24, 1980 – Cicinho, Brazilian footballer
•  July 3, 1980 – Roland Mark Schoeman, South African swimmer
•  July 14, 1980 – George Smith, Australian rugby union player
•  July 26, 1980 – Dave Baksh, Canadian guitarist (Sum 41)
•  July 29, 1980 – Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
•  September 24, 1980 – Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
•  September 29, 1980 – Zachary Levi, American actor
•  November 19, 1980 – Adele Silva, English actress
•  November 22, 1980 – Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete