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1980 Calendar

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•  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.

•  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