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1980 Historical Event(s)
January 7, 1980
– President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
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.
March 3, 1980
– The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
March 18, 1980
– At Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, 50 people are killed by an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.
June 1, 1980
– Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
August 1, 1980
– Buttevant Rail Disaster kills 18 and injures dozens of train passengers in Ireland.
August 12, 1980
– The Montevideo Treaty, establishing the Latin American Integration Association, is signed.
September 11, 1980
– Voters approve the present Constitution of Chile.
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?
February 5, 1980
– Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer
February 15, 1980
– Conor Oberst, American singer and songwriter (Bright Eyes)
April 24, 1980
– Danny Gokey, American singer
April 27, 1980
– Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver
May 18, 1980
– Felicia Pearson, Actress
June 15, 1980
– Mary Carey, American pornographic actress
July 5, 1980
– Eva Green, French actress
July 30, 1980
– Justin Rose, British golfer
October 4, 1980
– Sarah Fisher, American IndyCar driver and team owner
December 17, 1980
– Stella Ng, Singaporean singer & actress