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Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Explorations Excavations Finds Publications Awards Miscellaneous Riace warriors The year 1980 in architecture involved some significant events Events Pablo Picasso Retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, May 1980 through September 1980 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1980: Events January January 8 - a Mooney 231 lands in The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Industry milestones Walt Disney Home Entertainment enters the home video market The year 1980 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell started the small magazine The Reaper to promote narrative and formal poetry Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also 1979 in country music, 1980 in music, other events of 1980, 1981 in country music and the List of years in Country Music This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 1980. Events January events January 23 - Western Pacific Railroad president R The year 1980 in radio involved some significant events Events March 20 - The Pirate radio station Radio The year 1980 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1980 in athletics (track and field World Records June 12 &mdash The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. Events Notable releases Mattel releases the Intellivision Video game console. See also 1979 in Australia, other events of 1980, 1981 in Australia Incumbents Queen of Australia - HM Queen See also 1979 in Canada, other events of 1980, 1981 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1979 in India, other events of 1980, 1981 in India and the Timeline of Indian history. Events January 9 - Charles Haughey addresses the nation by Television on the matter of its worsening finances 1980 in Malaysia 23 years of the nationhood Incumbents Federal level Yang Population Estimated Population as of 31 December 3176400 Increase since 31/12/1979 12500 (0 See also 1979 in Pakistan other events of 1980, 1981 in Pakistan and the Timeline of Pakistani history. See also 1979 in Singapore | Other events of 1980 | 1981 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore ---- Events The See also 1979 in South Africa, other events of 1980, 1981 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Incumbents Monarch - HM Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Events Zimbabwe regained its independence from the United Kingdom on April 17, 1980. States With Wide Recognition A - Democratic Republic of Afghanistan - Socialist People's Republic of Albania Africa Algeria - President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria ( 1979 - 1992) 1979 religious leaders - Events of 1980 - 1981 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year ----- Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today

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Events of 1980 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Fictional Births Deaths Nobel prizes -  Templeton Prize See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1980

January

• January 1 - Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession make Victoria of Sweden Crown Princess over her younger brother. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Act of Succession, or Successionsordningen, is a part of the Swedish Constitution. Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship.
• January 4 - U. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union.
• January 6 - Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth In the fields of Chronology and Periodization, an epoch means an instant in time chosen as the origin of a particular Era.
• January 6 - The president of Sicily, Piersanti Mattarella, is assassinated by the Mafia. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Piersanti Mattarella ( May 24, 1935 - January 6, 1980) was an Italian politician. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century
• January 7 - U. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925

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• January 9 - In Muslim fanatics are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November, 1979. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. The Grand Mosque Seizure on November 20, 1979, was an armed attack and takeover by armed Islamic fundamentalist Dissidents of the Al-Masjid Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
• January 11 - Nigel Short, 14, becomes the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Nigel David Short MBE (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British Chess Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players.
• January 20 - The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win 4 Super Bowls, defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV 31-19 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Super Bowl XIV was an American football game played on January 20 1980 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the National Football The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• January 21 - The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever (adjusted for inflation), at US$850 a troy ounce. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The Gold Fixing (also known as the London Gold Fixing or Gold Fix) is the procedure by which the price of Gold is set on the London market by The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Troy weight is a system of units of Mass customarily used for Precious metals Black powder, and Gemstones Named after Troyes
• January 21 - The MS Athina B is beached at Brighton, becoming a temporary tourist attraction. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Career Built as the Kojima Maru at Hiroshima in 1968 she sailed under the Japanese flag Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove.
• January 22 - Andrei Sakharov, a Soviet scientist and human rights activist, is arrested in Moscow. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов (May 21 1921 – December 14 1989 was an eminent Soviet nuclear Physicist A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• January 24 - The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad was ordered to be liquidated due to bankruptcy, and debt owed to creditors, operate last train March 31 of this year. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
• January 26 - Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• January 27 - Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran as they board a flight to Zürich, Switzerland, thus ending the Canadian caper operation. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Canadian Caper was the unofficial name given to the Covert rescue by the Government of Canada of six American Diplomats who evaded capture
• January 31 - The Spanish Embassy in Guatemala is invaded and set on fire, killing 36 people. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest

February

• February 2 - FBI personnel target members of the Congress of the United States in a sting operation. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• February 2-February 3 - The infamous New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot takes place: 33 inmates are killed and more than 100 inmates injured. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states The New Mexico Penitentiary Riot, which took place on February 2 and February 3 1980 in the state's maximum security prison south of Santa Fe
• February 4 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Banisadr as president of Iran. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 Abol-hassan Banisadr ( Persian: ابوالحسن بنی‌صدر born 22 March 1933) was the first President of Iran, following the 1979 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• February 13 - The XIII Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, New York. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States.
• February 15 - In Vanuatu, followers of John Frum's cargo cult on the island of Tanna declare secession as the nation of Tafea. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island John Frum (or Jon Frum, or John From) is a figure associated with Cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. A cargo cult may appear in tribal societies in the wake of interaction with technologically advanced non-native Cultures The cult is focused on obtaining the material wealth Tanna (sometimes spelled Tana) is an Island of Vanuatu. It is 40 km (25 mi long and 19 km (12 mi wide with a total area of 550 km² (212 Tafea is the southernmost province of Vanuatu. The name is an Acronym for the five islands that make up the province

• February 22 - The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics, in the Miracle on Ice. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years The Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years The
• February 23 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in
• February 25 - A coup in Suriname ousts the government of Henck Arron. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron (b 1936 d 2000 was the Prime Minister of Suriname from 24 December 1973 to 25 February 1980, Leaders Desi Bouterse and Roy Horb replace it with a National Military Council. Desiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born October 13, 1945) has been a military sports instructor coup leader army leader and a Politician
• February 27 - M-19 guerrillas begin the Dominican embassy siege in Colombia, holding 60 people hostage, including 14 ambassadors. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation The 19th of April Movement, "Movimiento 19 de Abril" or M-19, was a Colombian guerrilla movement The Dominican Embassy siege was the 1980 Siege of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country

March

• March 1 - The Voyager 1 probe confirms the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722-kilogram robotic Space probe of the outer Solar system and beyond launched September 5, Saturn X redirects here For the spurious moon reported in 1905 see Themis (moon
• March 3 - Pierre Trudeau returns to office as Prime Minister of Canada. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• March 4 - Robert Mugabe is elected Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
• March 8 - The first festival of rock music kicks off in the Soviet Union
• March 14 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The "Spring Rhythms Tbilisi-80" (Весенние ритмы The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight,
• March 18 - Fifty people are killed at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, when a Vostok-2M rocket explodes on its launch pad during a fueling operation. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vostok 8K72K specifications Stage Number 1 - Strap-on Boosters 4 x Vostok 8K72K-0 Gross Mass 43300 kg Empty Mass 3710 kg
• March 20 - The pirate radio station Radio Caroline sinks. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The term pirate radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmissions Radio Caroline is a European Radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in International waters off the coast of
• March 21 - U. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• March 21 - Mafioso Angelo Bruno is assassinated in Atlantic City. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Angelo "The Gentle Don" Bruno ( May 21, 1910 - March 21, 1980) was an Italian-American mobster who ran the Philadelphia
• March 24 - The Australia Olympic Committee announces it will send an Olympic delegation to Moscow, despite objections by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia.
• March 24 - Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed by gunmen while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop San Salvador is the Capital and largest city of the nation of El Salvador. At his funeral 6 days later, 42 people are killed amid gunfire and bombs.
• March 26 - A mine lift cage at the Vaal Reef gold mine in South Africa falls 1. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. "Gold mine" redirects here See Goldmine for other uses of the term The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 2 miles, killing 23.
• March 27 - The Norwegian oil platform Alexander Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
• March 27 - The Silver Thursday market crash occurs. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Silver Thursday was an event that occurred in the financial markets on Thursday 27 March 1980.
• March 28 - Talpiot Tomb is found in Jerusalem. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. The Talpiot Tomb (or Talpiyot Tomb) is a Tomb discovered in 1980 in the East Talpiot Israeli neighborhood five kilometers south of the Old Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• March 31 - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operate final train. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor

April

• April 1 - The Mariel boatlift from Cuba begins. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The Mariel Boatlift was a mass movement of Cubans who departed from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• April 1 - New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The City of New York Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> Transport Workers Union of America (TWU is a United States The 1980 New York City transit strike in New York City (often referred to as the Subway strike) was the first work stoppage at the New York City Transit Authority
• April 2 - The St. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Pauls riot breaks out in Bristol. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London
• April 7 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions, following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
• April 10 - Spain and the United Kingdom agree to reopen the border between Gibraltar and Spain, closed since 1969. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• April 12 - Samuel Kanyon Doe takes over Liberia in a coup d'etat, ending over 130 years of democratic presidential succession in that country. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Samuel Kanyon Doe ( May 6, 1951 &ndash September 9, 1990) was the President of Liberia from 1980 to 1990 Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system In politics presidential succession is a series of steps established by the government of a nation or state to assure a smooth transition of power should the president vice president
• April 18 - Zimbabwe gains independence from the United Kingdom; Robert Mugabe becomes Prime Minister. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• April 19 - Johnny Logan wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song, What's Another Year. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Johnny Logan (born on 13 May 1954 in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia, real name Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 19, 1980 in The Hague.
• April 21 - Rosie Ruiz wins the Boston Marathon, but is later exposed as a fraud and stripped of her award. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Rosie Ruiz Vivas (born 1953 Havana Cuba) is a famous Cuban American Marathon runner who on April 21, 1980 ostensibly came in as the first place The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts
• April 24 - Pennsylvania Lottery Scandal: the Pennsylvania Lottery is rigged by 6 men including the host of the live TV drawing, Nick Perry. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to The 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal, colloquially known as the Triple Six Fix, was a plot to rig the Daily Number a three digit game the Pennsylvania Lottery offers The Pennsylvania Lottery is the state Lottery of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery scandal, colloquially known as the Triple Six Fix, was a plot to rig the Daily Number a three digit game the Pennsylvania Lottery offers
• April 24-April 25 - Operation Eagle Claw, a commando mission in Iran to rescue American embassy hostages, is aborted after mechanical problems ground the rescue helicopters. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Eight United States troops are killed in a mid-air collision during the failed operation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• April 25 - crash of a Dan-Air Boeing 727 in Tenerife killing all 146 occupants and marking the worst air disaster involving a British-registered aircraft in terms of loss of life. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited is a defunct airline based in the United Kingdom. Tenerife (previously known and spelled as "Teneriffe" in English before mass tourism adopted the Spanish spelling a Spanish Island, is the largest
• April 26 - Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappear from outside their flat in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
• April 27 - The Dominican embassy siege ends with all hostages released and the guerrillas flying to Cuba. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Louise Yvonne Faulkner (aged 43 and Charmian Christabel Alexis Faulkner (aged 2 and a half were a mother and daughter who disappeared without a trace from outside St Kilda is an Inner city Suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated The Dominican Embassy siege was the 1980 Siege of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic by M-19 guerrillas in Bogotá The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• April 30 - Iranian Embassy Siege: Six Iranian-born terrorists take over the Iranian embassy in London, UK. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a Siege of the Iranian embassy in London after it had been taken over by Iranian Arab Separatists London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located SAS retakes the Embassy on May 5; 1 terrorist survives. The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
• April 30 - Luis Muñoz Marín, the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico, dies at the age of 82. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín ( February 18, 1898 April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican Poet, Journalist, and The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• April 30 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicates, and her daughter Beatrix ascends to the throne. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal Juliana (Juliana Emma Louise Marie Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau 30 April 1909 &ndash 20 March 2004) was Queen regnant of the This article is about royal thrones for the order of Angels by the same name see Thrones.

May

• May 4 - Yugoslav President Tito dies. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The funeral ceremony later becomes the world's biggest diplomatic meeting and media event ever, with more than 140 state delegations in Belgrade from all over the world (only the funeral of Pope John Paul II in April 2005 will have more news coverage and a higher number of delegations). Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Pope April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• May 7 - Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days (the longest-ever time served by an inmate). Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Paul Geidel ( April 21, 1894 - May 1987 was the longest serving American prison inmate whose sentence ended with his release Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Beacon is a City located in Dutchess County New York, United States.
• May 9 - In Florida, a Liberian freighter named the Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, sending 35 people (most of whom were in a bus) to a watery death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapses. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The M/V Summit Venture is a Bulk carrier built in 1976, in Nagasaki Japan. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Florida's Tampa Bay, is the world's longest bridge with a cable-stayed main span with a length of 29040 feet Tampa Bay is a large natural Harbor and Estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, comprising Old Tampa Bay
• May 9 - The Norco shootout takes place. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The Norco shootout was an armed confrontation between five heavily-armed bank robbers and Riverside and San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies
• May 11 - Mobster Henry Hill busted on drug possession. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Henry Hill (born June 11, 1943) is a former American Mobster, Lucchese crime family associate and FBI Informant Drug possession is the Crime of having one or more Illegal drugs in one's possession either for personal use distribution sale or otherwise
• May 17 - A Miami, Florida court acquits 4 White police officers of killing Arthur McDuffie, a Black insurance executive, provoking 3 days of race riots. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Arthur McDuffie (c 1946 - 1979 whose death at the hands of Miami-Dade police and the officers' subsequent acquittals caused one of the worst riots in United States
• May 17 - 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. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Maoism, variably and officially known as Mao Zedong Thought ( is a variant of Marxism derived from the teachings of the late Chinese leader Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc The Communist Party of Peru (Spanish Partido Comunista del Perú) more commonly known as the Shining Path ( Sendero Luminoso) is a Maoist Chuschi is a town in the Chuschi District of the Cangallo Province of the Ayacucho Region of Peru. Ayacucho ( Ayacuchu in Quechua) is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. It has been estimated that nearly 70000 people died in the internal conflict in Peru that started in 1980 and although still ongoing had greatly wound down by 2000
• May 18 - Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 and causing US$3 billion in damage. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States The 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, a volcano located in Washington state in the United States was a major volcanic eruption. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
• May 18-May 27 - Gwangju Massacre: Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations, calling for democratic reforms. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The Gwangju Democratization Movement ( Hangul: 광주 민주화운동 refers to a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, Gwangju Metropolitan City is the sixth largest city in South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• May 20 - 1980 Quebec referendum: Voters in Quebec reject by a vote of 60% a proposal to seek independence from Canada. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first Referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner.
• May 24 - The International Court of Justice calls for the release of U. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour S. Embassy hostages in Tehran. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of
• May 24 - The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs's final round. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion Thore Robert "Bob" Nystrom (born October 10, 1952 in Stockholm Sweden) is a retired professional Ice hockey right-winger. The National Hockey League (NHL season is divided into the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs
• May 25 - Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time in car owner Jim Hall's revolutionary ground effect Chaparral car; the victory is Hall's second as an owner. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Jim Hall (born July 23, 1935 in Abilene Texas) is a former Racecar driver and constructor from the United States.
• May 26 - John Frum supporters in Vanuatu storm government offices on the island of Tanna. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place John Frum (or Jon Frum, or John From) is a figure associated with Cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island Tanna (sometimes spelled Tana) is an Island of Vanuatu. It is 40 km (25 mi long and 19 km (12 mi wide with a total area of 550 km² (212 Vanuatu government troops land the next day and drive them away.
• May 26 - In South Korea, military government forces and pro-democracy protesters clash; 2,000 protesters die. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system
• May 29 - Vernon Jordan is shot and critically injured in an assassination attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Joseph Paul Franklin; the first major news story for CNN. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr (born August 15, 1935) is a Lawyer and business executive in the United States. Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen Joseph Paul Franklin (born April 13, 1950) is an American Serial killer who may have killed as many as 20 people between 1977 and 1980 Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner

June

• June 1 - The Cable News Network (CNN) is officially launched. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner
• June 1 - In Los Angeles, comedian Richard Pryor is badly burned trying to freebase cocaine. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant
• June 3 - A series of deadly tornadoes strikes Grand Island, Nebraska, causing over $300m in damage, killing 5 people and injuring over 250. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Grand Island is a city in and the County seat of Hall County, Nebraska, United States.
• June 3 - U. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering S. Senator Ted Kennedy wins several primaries, including California, on 'Super Tuesday', but not enough to overtake President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic Party nomination. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
• June 10 - Apartheid: The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a statement by their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela, which says in part: 'UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!'[1]
• June 10 - A Unabomber bomb injures United Airlines president Percy Wood in Lake Forest, Illinois. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. Lake Forest is a city known for its affluence located in Lake County, Illinois, United States.
• June 19 - Iraqi security forces shoot dead 3 gunmen who attacked the British Embassy in Baghdad. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The unknown attackers are killed in the embassy gardens by Iraqi security men, sent at the urgent request of the British ambassador, Alex Stirling.
• June 20 - Augusta AVA became the first federally recognized American Viticultural Area. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Augusta AVA was the first federally approved American Viticultural Area gaining the status on June 20, 1980, eight months before the Napa An American Viticultural Area is a designated Wine Grape -growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries
• June 22 - West Germany beats Belgium 2-1 to win the Euro 80. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy.
• June 23 - Sanjay Gandhi, son of Indira Gandhi, dies in an air crash. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Sanjay Gandhi ( December 14, 1946 –- June 23, 1980) was an Indian politician the younger son of Prime Minister Indira Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī) ( Née: Nehru (19 November 1917 - 31 October 1984 was the Prime Minister of the
• June 23-September 6 - 1980 United States heat wave
• June 25 - A Muslim Brotherhood assassination attempt against Syrian president Hafez al-Assad fails. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started The 1980 United States heat wave was among the most devastating natural disasters in terms of deaths and destruction in U Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Muslim Brothers ( Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون al-ikhwān al-muslimūn, full title The Society of the Muslim Brothers, often simply الإخوان Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three Assad retaliates by sending the army against them.
• June 26 - A McDonnell Douglas DC-9 belonging to the Italian Airline Itavia crashes into the sea near Palermo after an explosion occurs in the air; 81 people die. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Aerolinee Itavia was one of the principal private Italian Airlines in the 1960s until its collapse in the early 1980s after the infamous Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in A bomb or a missile is suspected to be the cause of the accident but no culprits are ever found.
• June 27 - U. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden S. President Jimmy Carter signs Proclamation 4771 requiring 19- and 20-year-old males to register for a peacetime military draft, in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Selective Service System is the means by which the United States administers military Conscription. The Draft redirects here For other uses see Draft. Conscription in the United States has been employed several times usually during The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving
• June 29 - Vigdis Finnbogadottir is elected president of Iceland. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir ( (born 15 April 1930) was the fourth president of Iceland, serving from 1980 to 1996 Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (

July

• July 9 - Pope John Paul II visits Brazil; 7 people are crushed to death in a crowd meeting him. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Pope |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• July 10 - Alexandra Palace in London destroyed by fire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Set in Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace was built in an area spanning Wood Green and Muswell Hill, North London, England in 1873 as London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• July 15 - A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes 4 counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The Western Wisconsin Derecho was a Derecho, or severe weather system that occurred through several counties of Western Wisconsin on July 15 1980 Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Eau Claire is a city located in the west-central part of the U It causes over $250m in damage, and one person is killed.
• July 16 - Former California Governor and actor Ronald Reagan is nominated for U.S. President, at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Influenced by the Religious Right, the convention also drops its long standing support for the Equal Rights Amendment, dismaying moderate Republicans. The Equal Rights Amendment ( ERA) is a failed proposed amendment to the United States Constitution intended to guarantee equal rights under the
• July 19 - Former Turkish Prime Minister Nihat Erim is killed by 2 gunmen in Istanbul, Turkey. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. This is a chronological list of Prime Ministers of Turkey, since the establishment of that position in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence. Nihat Erim (1912 Kandıra, Kocaeli &ndash July 19, 1980 Kartal, Istanbul) was a Turkish Politician Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• July 19-August 3 - The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• July 25 - Release of Back in Black, by the Australian band AC/DC. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Back in Black is the 7th Studio album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, released on 25 July 1980 AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young.
• July 27 - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, deposed shah of Iran, dies in Cairo. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt.
• July 30 - Vanuatu gains independence. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island The history off Vanuatu begins obscurely The commonly held theory of Vanuatu 's Prehistory from archaeological evidence supports that peoples speaking Austronesian

August

• August 2 - A terrorist bombing at the railway station in Bologna, Italy kills 85 people and wounds more than 200. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the The Bologna massacre (Strage di Bologna was a terrorist bombing at the Central Station of Bologna, Italy on the morning of August Bologna Centrale is a railway station in Bologna, Italy. History The first Bologna Centrale station was constructed in 1864 however there Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• August 7-August 14 - Lech Wałęsa leads the first of many strikes at the Gdańsk shipyard. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Gdańsk Shipyard ( Stocznia Gdańska) is a large Polish Shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk.
• August 10 - Hurricane Allen Pounds Southeastern Texas as A category 3 hurricane. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
• August 14 - U. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures S. President Jimmy Carter defeats Senator Edward Kennedy to win renomination, at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. The City of New York
• August 17 - In Australia, baby Azaria Chamberlain disappears from a campsite at Ayers Rock (Uluru), reportedly taken by a dingo. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (born 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland) was a ten-week-old Australian baby who disappeared on the night of 17 Uluru, also referred to as Ayers Rock, is a large Sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory, Central Australia Description Appearance Adult dingoes are typically 48–58 cm (19–23 inches tall at the shoulders and weigh on average 23–32 kgs (50–70 pounds though specimens

September

• September 2 - Ford Europe launches the Escort MK3, which ditches the traditional rear-wheel drive saloon in favour of a more practical and modern front-wheel drive hatchback. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Ford Europe is the European division of the Ford Motor Company that is based in America. Over the years the name 'Ford Escort' has been used for several models
• September 5 - The St. Gothard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The St Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is the third longest road tunnel in the world (the longest is Lærdalstunnelen, which is 24 Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon 14 miles (16. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 32 km) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo. Göschenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Airolo (Airö in its local dialect is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
• September 12 - Kenan Evren stages a military coup in Turkey. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Ahmet Kenan Evren (born July 17, 1918) was the seventh President of Turkey; a post he assumed by leading the 1980 military coup. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches It stops political gang violence, but begins stronger state violence leading to the execution of many young activists.
• September 17 - After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• September 17 - Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Anastasio ("Tachito" Somoza Debayle (anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβaile ( December 5, 1925 &ndash September 17, 1980) was officially Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only
• September 19 - The Robert Redford-directed film Ordinary People, based on the novel by Judith Guest, premieres. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, Ordinary People is a 1980 American Motion picture drama and the directorial debut of Robert Redford. "Errands" redirects here For the housework see Errand. Redford's directorial debut later wins him his first Oscar, and wins three other Academy Awards, and five Golden Globe awards. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
• September 22 - The command council of Iraq orders its army to "deliver its fatal blow on Iranian military targets," initiating the Iran-Iraq War. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
• September 22 - Youth riots in the capital of the Soviet Republic of Estonia are quickly forced down. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика Estonskaya Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• September 23 - Bob Marley plays his final live performance at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, PA. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian
• September 26 - The Mariel Boatlift officially ends. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a The Mariel Boatlift was a mass movement of Cubans who departed from Cuba 's Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and
• September 29 - The Washington Post publishes Janet Cooke's story of Jimmy, an 8-year-old heroin addict (later proven to be fabricated). Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Janet Cooke (born July 23, 1954) is a former American journalist who became infamous when she won a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative
• September 30 - Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel and Xerox introduce the DIX standard for Ethernet, which is the first implementation outside of Xerox, and the first to support 10 Mbit/s speeds. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the Computer industry Xerox Corporation ( (name ˈziːrɒks is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction Ethernet is a family of frame -based Computer networking technologies for Local area networks (LANs

October

• October 1 - Associated Newspapers announced that The Evening News would close and merge with the Evening Standard. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Associated Newspapers is a large national newspaper publisher in the UK which is a subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust. The Evening News was an evening newspaper published in London from 1881 to 1980 reappearing briefly in 1987 The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast
• October 3 - The film The Elephant Man , starring Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt, and directed by David Lynch, opens in New York City. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The Elephant Man is a 1980 Biopic loosely based on the story of the 19th century British deformed celebrity Joseph Merrick (called John Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer It is nominated for many Academy Awards, but does not win any.
• October 5 - British Leyland launches its new Metro, a three-door entry-level hatchback which is designed as the eventual replacement for the Mini. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC Austin/MG Metro On 8 October 1980, BL introduced the Austin miniMetro. Mini (styled as MINI) is a British automotive brand owned by the German BMW Group that has produced a redesign of the traditional Mini It gives BL a long-awaited modern competitor for the likes of the Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Chevette. The Ford Fiesta is a Supermini car designed by Ford Europe, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company The Chevette was a model of car manufactured by Vauxhall in the UK from 1975 to 1983
• October 10 - Margaret Thatcher tells the Conservative Party conference "U-turn if you want to. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The lady's not for turning. "
• October 10 - El Asnam in Algeria is destroyed by an earthquake which claimed more than 2,600 lives. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer After the quake, El Asnam is rebuilt and changes its name to the city of Chlef. Chlef ( الشلف) is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria.
• October 14 - The Staggers Rail Act is enacted, deregulating American railroads. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 (See Public Law 96-448 signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 14, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• October 15 - James Callaghan announces his resignation as Leader of the British Labour Party. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
• October 15 - James Hoskins forces his way into WCPO's television studio in Cincinnati, holding nine employees hostage for several hours before releasing them and taking his own life. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the WCPO-TV, channel 9 is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati Ohio, USA, affiliated with the ABC network
• October 18 - The Fraser Government is re-elected for a third consecutive term in Australia with a reduced majority. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• October 21 - The Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series beating the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in game six. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. This remains the Phillies's only World Series championship in their 124 year existence.
• October 22 - The Thomson Corporation said that The Times and all associated supplements would close in March 1981 if no buyer could be found. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.
• October 25 - Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction is a Multilateral Treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International
• October 27 - Six Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners in Maze prison refuse food and demand status as political prisoners; the hunger strike lasts until December. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Her Majesty's Prison Maze (known colloquially as The H Blocks, Long Kesh, or The Maze) was a Prison used to house Paramilitary prisoners A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity A hunger strike is a method of Non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political Protest, or to provoke feelings of
• October 28 - U. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine S. President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate in Cleveland, Ohio. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Reagan's genial, witty performance causes him to overtake Carter in the polls.
• October 30 - El Salvador and Honduras sign a peace treaty to put the border dispute fought over in 1969's Football War before the International Court of Justice. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The "Football" War ( La guerra del fútbol, in Spanish) also known as the 100-hours War, was a five-day War fought by El See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour
• October 31 - The Polish government recognizes Solidarity. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• October 31 - Reza Pahlavi, eldest son of the shah of Iran, proclaims himself the rightful successor to the Peacock Throne. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Peacock Throne, called Takht-e-Tâvus (تخت طاووس in Persian, is the name originally of a Mughal Throne of India later used to describe

November

• November 4 - U.S. presidential election, 1980: Republican challenger and former Governor Ronald Reagan of California defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory, exactly 1 year after the beginning of the Iran hostage crisis. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 In Politics, a landslide victory (or landslide) is the victory of a candidate or Political party by an overwhelming margin in an Election The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52
• November 10 - November 12 - Voyager program: The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn, when it flies within 77,000 miles of the planet's cloud-tops and sends the first high resolution images of the world back to scientists on Earth. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days See also Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. The Voyager program consists of a pair of unmanned scientific probes Voyager 1 and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722-kilogram robotic Space probe of the outer Solar system and beyond launched September 5, A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001
• November 20 - The Gang of Four trial begins in China. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, The Gang of Four ( was the name given to a leftist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist party officials
• November 21 - A fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada kills 85 people. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This article is about the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas See MGM Grand Las Vegas for the current hotel and casino Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
• November 21 - Millions of viewers tune into the U. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. S. TV soap opera Dallas to learn who shot lead character J. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 R. Ewing. The "Who shot J.R.?" event is a national obsession. Who shot JR? was an Advertising Catch phrase that American network CBS created in 1980 to promote the television show Dallas.
• November 23 - Italy Earthquake of 1980: a magnitude 7 earthquake in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people and leaves 300,000 homeless. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Ad un tratto la verità brutale ristabilisce il rapporto tra me e la realtà An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

December

• December 4 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Portuguese Prime Minister dies in a plane crash in Camarate in the outskirts of Lisbon. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku sa kɐɾˈnɐiɾu Porto In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. Camarate ( pron. kɐmɐ'ɾatɨ is a parish ( Freguesia) in the municipality ( Concelho) of Loures, Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal.
• December 8 - Former Beatle John Lennon dies in hospital after being shot outside his New York City apartment by Mark David Chapman, a deranged fan who had received his signature earlier in the day. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Lennon was an English rock Musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of the band The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career The City of New York Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth Texas) is the man who murdered English musician and activist John Lennon
• December 11 - CERCLA is enacted by the U.S. Congress. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Superfund is the common name for the United States environmental policy officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• December 15 - The Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (Academy of the Asturian Language) is created. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The Academia de la Llingua Asturiana or Academy of the Asturian Language (ALLA is an organization that promotes and regulates the Asturian language, a language of Asturian (Asturian Asturianu or Bable) is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the
• December 16 - During a summit on the island of Bali, OPEC decides to raise the price of petroleum by 10%. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) is a Cartel of thirteen countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit
• December 26 - Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento," kills himself by overdose on San Quentin prison death row. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Richard Trenton Chase ( May 23, 1950 &ndash December 26, 1980) was an American Serial killer who killed six people The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (17 km² on Point San Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco Death row is a term that refers to the section of a Prison that houses individuals awaiting execution.
• December 28 - A made-for-television film of Michael Cristofer's Tony and Pulitzer-winning play about terminal illness, The Shadow Box, is telecast by ABC. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Michael Ivan Cristofer is an American Playwright. He was born January 22, 1945 in Trenton New Jersey. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Shadow Box is a play written by actor Michael Cristofer. The play made its Broadway debut on March 31 1977. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The production is nominated for several Emmy Awards, stars Joanne Woodward and Christopher Plummer among others, and is directed by Paul Newman. Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award

Undated

• 1980 United States heat wave
• Lawrence Klein is awarded the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The 1980 United States heat wave was among the most devastating natural disasters in terms of deaths and destruction in U Lawrence Robert Klein (born September 14, 1920) is an American economist. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk
• Hassan Fathy and Plenty International / Stephen Gaskin are awarded the Right Livelihood Award. Hassan Fathy (1900 &ndash 1989 Arabic: حسن فتحي was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered Appropriate technology for building in Plenty International is an environmental, Humanitarian aid and Human rights organization based in Summertown, Tennessee, USA Stephen Gaskin is a counterculture Hippie Icon best known for his presence in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is an award that is presented annually usually on December 9 to honour those "working on
• Victoria, Australia, decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• Urdu typewriter keyboard layout based on Naskh script, standardised in Pakistan. The Urdu keyboard is any Keyboard layout for an Urdu computer and Typewriter keyboards Since the first Urdu Typewriter was made available Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• Teen Line, a teen-to-teen help hotline, is founded in Los Angeles, California. Teen Line is a non-profit teen help Hotline based out of the Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Ongoing

• Computer Age, and Cold War. Information Age is a term that has been used to refer to the present era Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the

World population

World population
	1980	1975		1985
World	4,434,682,000	4,068,109,000	366,573,000	4,830,979,000	396,297,000
Africa	469,618,000	408,160,000	61,458,000	541,814,000	72,196,000
Asia	2,632,335,000	2,397,512,000	234,823,000	2,887,552,000	255,217,000
Europe	692,431,000	675,542,000	16,889,000	706,009,000	13,578,000
Latin-America & Caribbean	361,401,000	321,906,000	39,495,000	401,469,000	40,068,000
North America	256,068,000	243,425,000	12,643,000	269,456,000	13,388,000
Oceania	22,828,000	21,564,000	1,264,000	24,678,000	1,850,000

Births

1980 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1980 MCMLXXX
Ab urbe condita	2733
Armenian calendar	1429 ԹՎ ՌՆԻԹ
Bahá'í calendar	136 – 137
Berber calendar	2930
Buddhist calendar	2524
Burmese calendar	1342
Chinese calendar	4616/4676-11-14 (己未年十一月十四日) — to — 4617/4677-11-25 (庚申年十一月廿五日)
Coptic calendar	1696 – 1697
Ethiopian calendar	1972 – 1973
Hebrew calendar	5740 – 5741
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2035 – 2036
- Shaka Samvat	1902 – 1903
- Kali Yuga	5081 – 5082
Holocene calendar	11980
Iranian calendar	1358 – 1359
Islamic calendar	1400 – 1401
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 55 (昭和55年)
Korean calendar	4313
Thai solar calendar	2523
Unix time	315532800 – 347155199
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• January 1 - Elin Nordegren, Swedish model
• January 1 - Mark Nichols, Canadian curler
• January 2 - Rebekah Teasdale, British model and journalist
• January 4 - Erin Cahill, American actress
• January 7 - Gabriela Bazan, Peruvian activist
• January 7 - Margarita Breitkreiz, German actress
• January 8 - Rachel Nichols, American actress
• January 9 - Sergio García, Spanish golfer
• January 10 - Janelle Pierzina, American reality star
• January 12 - Amerie, American singer
• January 14 - Ossama Haidar, a Lebanese soccer player who currently plays for Al-Ahed. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) "The world " is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an Anthropocentric or Human Worldview, as a place The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Iyar 28 5741 Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Unix time, or POSIX time, is a system for describing points in Time, defined as the number of seconds elapsed since Midnight Coordinated Universal New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren Woods (born January 1, 1980, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Swedish model, and is married New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Awards WJCC All-Star Third - 2001 Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Rebekah Teasdale (born 17 April 1979 in Birmingham) is an English model, and former journalist with the British men's magazine Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980 in Virginia) is an actress best known for her role as Jen Scotts the Pink Time Force Ranger, on the Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Gabriela Bazan (born 7 January 1980 in Lima Peru) is a type-2 Neurofibromatosis patient who has become famous in her native country for the Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Margarita Breitkreiz (born January 7, 1980) is a Russian born German Actress. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Rachel Emily Nichols (born January 8, 1980) is an American actress currently known for her film work and for her portrayal of CIA Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Career outline García began playing golf at the age of three taught by his father Vitor Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Janelle Marie Pierzina (born January 10, 1980) was a contestant on the Sixth and All-Star seasons of the American version of the Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12 1978) better known as Amerie, is a grammy nominated multiracial ( African-American & Korean Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Ossama Haidar (born on 14 January, 1980) is a Lebanese footballer who plays for Al-Ahed in Lebanon Al Ahed (العهد is a Lebanese football team playing at the top level
• January 14 - Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
• January 14 - Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer
• January 16 - Albert Pujols, Dominican Major League Baseball player
• January 16 - Michelle Wild, Hungarian actress
• January 17 - Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian dance champion, choreographer, and instructor
• January 17 - Zooey Deschanel, American actress
• January 18 - Julius Peppers, American football player
• January 18 - Jason Segel, American actor
• January 20 - Jenson Button, British racecar driver
• January 21 - Kevin McKenna, Canadian footballer
• January 21 - Nana Mizuki, Japanese voice actress and singer
• January 22 - Christopher Masterson, American actor
• January 22 - Jake Grove, American football player
• January 24 - Nyncke Beekhuyzen, Dutch actress
• January 25 - Christian Olsson, Swedish athlete
• January 25 - Alicia Keys, American musician
• January 25 - Xavi, Spanish soccer player
• January 25 - Michelle McCool-Alexander, American professional wrestler
• January 27 - Marat Safin, Russian tennis player
• January 28 - Nick Carter, American singer, member of Backstreet Boys
• January 30 - Wilmer Valderrama, Venezuelan/Colombian-American comedian
• February 5 - Jo Swinson, British MP
• February 5 - Robin Vik, Czech tennis player
• February 6 - Mamiko Noto, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
• February 7 - Dionne Quan, Chinese-American voice actress
• February 10 - César Izturis, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
• February 10 - Steve Tully, English footballer
• February 11 - Matthew Lawrence, American actor
• February 12 - Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
• February 12 - Christina Ricci, American actress
• February 14 - Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress
• February 15 - Conor Oberst, American singer/songwriter
• February 16 - Ashley Lelie, American football player
• February 17 - Jason Ritter, American actor
• February 18 - Regina Spektor, Russian-born American singer-songwriter
• February 19 - Ma Lin, Chinese table-tennis player
• February 20 - Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
• February 20 - Artur Boruc, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
• February 21 - Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
• February 24 - Emma Johnson, Australian swimmer
• February 26 - Júlio César da Silva e Souza, Brazilian footballer
• February 27 - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Cory Gibbs (born January 14 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football defender who currently Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Sōsuke Sumitani (炭谷宗佑 Sumitani Sōsuke, January 14 1980 in Tokyo) is a Japanese Announcer for Nippon Television Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (IPA /puˌˡxols/ (born January 16, 1980 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) (nicknamed Prince Albert Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Katalin Vad, better known by her Porn star name Michelle Wild ( vad literally means "wild" in Hungarian) (16 January Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Maksim Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy (Максим Алекса́ндрович Чмерковский Максим Oлекса́ндрович Чмерковський (born January Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17 1980 is an American actress, Musician and Singer. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Julius Frazier Peppers (born January 18, 1980 in Wilson North Carolina) is a professional American football player Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Jason Jordan Segel (born January 18 1980) is an American Television and Film Actor, known for his work with producer Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is a British Formula One racing driver from England Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. This page is on the Canadian soccer player For Kevin McKenna the member (Volunteer in the Irish Republican Army see List of members of the Irish Republican Army Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Christopher Kennedy Masterson (born January 22, 1980) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for his role as eldest brother Francis Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Jake Grove (born January 22, 1980 in Johnson City Tennessee) is a National Football League center for the Oakland Raiders Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Nyncke Beekhuyzen (born January 24, 1980 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch actress. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate |- Biography Olsson had his international breakthrough in 2001 when he won silver at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Alicia J Augello-Cook (born January 25 1981 professionally known as Alicia Keys, is an American R&B, soul, and Neo soul Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Xavier Hernández Creus (born January 25 Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Michelle Leigh McCool is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Марат Мөбин улы Сафин Marat Möbin ulı Safin Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович Са́фин /mɑ Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28 1980) is an American Actor, Musician, and Pop singer. Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Wilmer Antonio Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American Actor, best known for the role of Fez in the Sitcom Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Jo Swinson (born 5 February 1980) is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire constituency, to Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Robin Vik (born February 5, 1980 in Hradec Králové) is a Czech professional Tennis player The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio is a prolific Seiyū working under. She was born in the city of Kanazawa Ishikawa, and graduated from. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Dionne Quan (born October 20 1978) is an American voice actress. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead César David Izturis (ɪsˈtʊərɪs (born February 10, 1980 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Stephen Tully (born February 10, 1980) is an English footballer currently playing in defence for League Two side Exeter City. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Matthew William Lawrence (born February 11, 1980) is an American actor known for his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Michelle Ye Xuan (born February 14 1980 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) also known as Michelle Yip Suen, is a Hong Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Poet, best known for his work in Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Ashley Jovon Lelie (luh-LEE (born February 16, 1980, in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American Actor, son of the late actor John Ritter and Nancy Morgan Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Regina Spektor (Регина Спектор born February 18, 1980) is a Soviet -born Jewish- American Singer-songwriter and Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Imanol Harinordoquy (born 20 February 1980) is a Basque Rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for France Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Brad Fast (born February 21 1980 in Fort St John, British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Emma Johnson (born 24 February 1980 in Sydney was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1990s who won a bronze medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Júlio César da Silva e Souza (born February 26, 1980 in Itaguai) is a Brazilian football player currently performing for Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Chelsea Victoria Clinton (born February 27 1980 is the daughter and only child of former U S. president Bill Clinton and U. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States S. senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
• February 28 - Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
• February 28 - Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
• February 29 - Simon Gagne, Canadian hockey player

March-April

• March 2 - Chris Barker, English footballer
• March 2 - Lance Cade, American professional wrestler
• March 2 - Vince Walker, singer (Suburban Legends)
• March 4 - Jung Da Bin, Korean actress (d. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Tayshaun Durell Prince (born February 28 1980 in Compton California) is an American Basketball player for the Detroit Pistons in the Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Piotr Giza (born February 28, 1980 in Kraków) is a Polish football player Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Simon Gagné ( February 29, 1980 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Christopher Andrew Barker (born 2 March 1980 in Sheffield) is an English professional footballer who plays for Plymouth Argyle Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Lance K McNaught (born March 2 1981 Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Vincent Francis Walker (born March 2, 1980 in Seattle Washington) better known as Vince Walker, is the lead singer of Third-wave Suburban Legends are a seven piece pop / rock / Third wave ska band from Orange County California. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Jung Da Bin (March 4 1980 – February 10 2007 was a Korean Actress. 2007)
• March 4 - Omar Bravo, Mexican football player
• March 4 - Jack Hannahan, American baseball infielder
• March 7 - Laura Prepon, American actress
• March 7 - Anthony Ocana, Dominican composer & guitarist
• March 14 - Aaron Brown, English footballer
• March 16 - Todd Heap, American football player
• March 18 - Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
• March 19 - Agnes Pihlava, Finnish pop singer
• March 20 - Jamal Crawford, American Basketball player
• March 21 - Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (Sum 41)
• March 21 - Ronaldinho, Brazilian football player
• March 21 - Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier
• March 25 - Natasha Yi, Korean-American actress and model
• March 30 - Yalin, Turkish pop music singer and songwriter
• March 31 - Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese Major League Baseball player
• April 1 - Bijou Phillips, American actress and socialite
• April 1 - Randy Orton, American professional wrestler
• April 1 - Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• April 4 - Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
• April 8 - Ben Freeman, British actor
• April 10 - Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
• April 10 - Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
• April 10 - Bryce Soderberg, Canadian musician (Lifehouse)
• April 12 - Brian McFadden, Irish singer
• April 14 - Win Butler, American/Canadian musician
• April 16 - Paul London, American professional wrestler
• April 17 - Brenda Villa, American water polo player
• April 17 - Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
• April 20 - Jasmin Wagner, German singer
• April 21 - Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
• April 22 - Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
• April 24 - Austin Nichols, American actor
• April 25 - Daniel McPherson, Australian actor and TV personality
• April 26 - Channing Tatum, American actor and model
• April 26 - Jordana Brewster, American actress
• April 26 - Stana Katic, American film actress
• April 27 - Zayed Khan, Indian actor
• April 29 - Kian Egan, Westlife

May-June

• May 3 - Marcel Vigneron, American chef (Top Chef)
• May 5 - Maia Hirasawa, Swedish pop singer
• May 6 - Taebin, Korean hip-hop artist (1TYM)
• May 6 - Kate Lawler, English reality TV show star
• May 6 - Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
• May 7 - Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
• May 8 - Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
• May 9 - Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
• May 9 - Norihiro Nishi, Japanese footballer
• May 15 - Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox pitcher
• May 15 - Rocky Marquette, American actor
• May 19 - Dean Heffernan Australian Footballer (Central Coast Mariners)
• May 19 - Drew Fuller, American Actor
• May 24 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress
• May 28 - Mark Feehily, Westlife
• May 29 - Michael Stasko, Canadian actor
• May 30 - Steven Gerrard, English footballer
• June 1 - Oliver James, British actor
• June 2 - Lindsey Yamasaki, Japanese American professional basketball player
• June 5 - Mike Fisher, Canadian hockey player
• June 5 - Yasser Latif Hamdani, Pakistani constitutional lawyer and historian,
• June 10 - Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian football player
• June 13 - Sarah Connor, German singer
• June 16 - Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
• June 16 - Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
• June 17 - Kimeru, Japanese singer
• June 17 - Venus Williams, American tennis player
• June 19 - Jason White, American football player
• June 20 - Damián A. Fernández Beanato, Argentine journalist. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born March 4 1977 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa) is a Mexican international football Striker. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth John Joseph "Jack" Hannahan IV (born March 4, 1980 in St Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on the 1998 - Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Aaron Wesley Brown (born 14 March 1980, Bristol, England) is an English professional footballer playing as a Left-back Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Todd Benjamin Heap (born March 16, 1980 in Mesa Arizona) is an American football player who currently plays Tight end for the Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin (Алексей Константинович Ягудин born 18 March 1980 is a Russian Figure skater. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Aaron Jamal Crawford (born March 20 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American professional Basketball Shooting guard Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Deryck Jason Whibley Besides his musical career he has worked on occasion as an actor Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March 21 1980 in Porto Alegre) commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Marit Bjørgen (born March 21 1980 in Trondheim) is a cross country skier from Midtre Gauldal, Norway. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Natasha Yi (born March 25, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Korean American model and Actress. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Yalın (real name Hüseyin Yalın) is a Turkish Pop Singer and Songwriter. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Chien-Ming Wang ( Pinyin: Wáng Jiànmín born March 31, 1980 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese Starting pitcher for Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Bijou Lilly Phillips (born April 1 1980) is an American Actress, fashion model, and Singer. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne is a Japanese actress She made her big break with NHK 's television series Asuka and JT Green 's commercial Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is a Racing driver born on April 4, 1980 in Växjö, Sweden. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Ben Freeman (born April 8, 1980) is an English television actor best known for his part in ITV 's Emmerdale as Scott Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Sean Avery (born April 10 1980 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw Washington) is a race car driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Bryce Dane Soderberg (born April 10, 1980) is the bassist and background vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse. Lifehouse is an American rock band They came to prominence in 2001 with the hit single " Hanging by a Moment " from their debut major label album No Name Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish Singer and Songwriter, who rose Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Win Butler (born April 14 1980) is the Texas -born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal -based Indie rock band Arcade Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Paul Sanchez-Garcia London While there he helped create the school's first-ever wrestling team where he was the captain first Varsity letterman and still holds the record Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Brenda Villa (born April 18, 1980 in Los Angeles California) is a American world-class Water polo player for the US Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Lee Hyun-il (born April 17, 1980) is a male Badminton player from South Korea. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Jasmin Wagner, (born April 20, 1980, Hamburg Germany) better known as Blümchen, is a multi- platinum selling pop and Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980 Ile Bizard, Quebec) is a French Canadian Professional hockey player Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Nicolas Douchez (born April 22, 1980 in Rosny-sous-Bois) is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Stade Rennais FC in Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Austin Nichols (born April 24 1980 is an American television and movie actor Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Daniel McPherson (born 5 July 1975 is a former Australian rules footballer Originally from Ganmain in NSW McPherson played for the Sydney Swans between 1994 until Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26 1980 is an American actor producer, and former model. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in The Fast and the Furious, Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Stana Katic (born April 26, 1980) sometimes referred to as Stana Katić, is a Canadian film and television actress active in the United Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Zayed Abbas Khan ( Hindi: ज़ैईद ख़ान Urdu: زيد خان) born April 27, 1980, India, is an Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Kian John Francis Egan, more commonly known as Kian Egan (born April 29 1980) is one of four (previously five members of Irish boy band Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Marcel Vigneron (born May 3, 1980) is an American chef and is perhaps best known as the runner-up of the second season of Top Chef Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the Cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Maia Hirasawa, born 05 May, 1980, is a Swedish-Japanese Singer-songwriter. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Danny Im ( Hangul: ko 대니 임 also known by his Korean name Tae Bin (ko 태빈 is a Korean Singer and the youngest member of the 1TYM (원타임 pronounced "One Time" is a four-member Korean hip hop group Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Kate Louise Lawler (born 7 May, 1980 in Beckenham, London) was the first female winner of Big Brother UK, winning Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Kelly van der Veer (often known as Kelly "Big Brother") is a Dutch former Big Brother contestant singer and television personality Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Johan Kenkhuis (born May 7, 1980 in Vriezenveen) is an Olympic medal winning Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Benny Yau ( Traditional Chinese: 邱穟恆 born May 8, 1980 in Hong Kong) immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1988 Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Grant George Hackett OAM (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Rocky Marquette (born May 15, 1980 is an American film actor most known for his roles in independent horror films, especially Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Dean Heffernan (born 19 May 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Drew Fuller (born Andrew Alan Fuller on May 19 1980) is an American Actor and former male fashion model. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi is a Eurasian Actress and Cantopop singer based in Hong Kong. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Marcus Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May, 1980 in Sligo, Ireland) better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the popular Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Michael John Stasko (born May 29, 1980) is an Canadian Actor, Film producer, Film writer, Film composer Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Steven George Gerrard MBE (ˈdʒɛrɑd born 30 May 1980 Whiston Merseyside) is an English football player Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Oliver James (born June 1, 1980) is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Lindsey Brooke Yamasaki (born June 2, 1980 in Oregon City Oregon) is an American former professional Women's basketball player Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Mike Andrew Fisher, born June 5 1980 to parents Jim and Karen is HOTT! His brother Greg Fisher is a goalie for Quinnipiac University in the ECACHL. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Yasser Latif Hamdani (b1980 is a Pakistani Lawyer and Writer who advocates what he calls a Secular Pakistani Identity and is an activist Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Matuzalem Francelino da Silva, commonly known as simply Matuzalem (born June 10, 1980 in Natal, Brazil) is a Brazilian Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Sarah Terenzi (née Leweski; born June 13, 1980) better known as Sarah Connor, is a German Singer and Songwriter Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Brier Appearances Brad Gushue made his first showing at the Brier (Canadian Men's National Championship in 2003 and has continued to represent Newfoundland and Laborador each year Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Joey Yung Cho-Yee ( Traditional Chinese 容祖兒 Simplified Chinese 容祖儿 Cantonese Yung Cho-Yee Mandarin Pinyin: Róng Zǔ'ér (born Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru or with Katakana (キメル but has been written as きめる ( Hiragana) and (決 ( Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17 1980 is a former World No Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Jason White is the name of Jason White (American football (born 1980 former quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team Jason Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun.
• June 22 - Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player
• June 23 - Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indian cricketer
• June 25 - Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• June 26 - Michael Vick, American football player
• June 26 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor
• June 29 - Melissa Peachey, British TV Presenter
• June 29 - Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano
• June 29 - Martin Truex Jr, American race car driver

July-August

• July 1 - Patrick Aufiero, American ice hockey player
• July 3 - Roland Mark Schoeman, South African swimmer
• July 4 - Max Elliott Slade, American actor
• July 5 - Eva Green, French actress and composer
• July 6 - Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• July 7 - Michelle Kwan, American figure skater
• July 8 - Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
• July 9 - Kathia Rodriguez, Puerto Rican actress
• July 10 - Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Ilya Nikolayevich Bryzgalov (Илья Николаевич Брызгалов (b Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980, Wakenaam Island Guyana) is a West Indian Cricketer of Indo-Guyanese Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians is a Japanese Gravure idol, and a female talent She is from Aichi, belongs to the show-business production 'Yume Kikaku' Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26 1980 in Newport News Virginia) is a suspended National Football League (NFL Quarterback under contract Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Melissa "Mel" Peachey (born June 29, 1980 in London, England) is a British television personality most notable for hosting Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980 in Neath, Wales) is an award-winning Welsh Mezzo-soprano. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Martin Lee Truex Jr (born June 29, 1980 in Mayetta New Jersey) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Patrick Aufiero (born July 1, 1980, in Winchester Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Roland Mark Schoeman (born 3 July 1980 is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Max Elliott Slade (born July 4, 1980 in Pasadena California) is an American Brown belt who starred in 3 Ninjas, 3 Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Eva Gaëlle Green The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, Green performed in theatre before making her film debut in The Dreamers (2003 which generated Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Pau Gasol Sáez (pronounced POW gah-SOHL IPA gəˈzɔɫ (born July 6 1980 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a 2 Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Michelle Wingshan Kwan (born July 7, 1980) is an American figure skater. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Robert David "Robbie" Keane ( Irish name: Roibéard Daithí Ó Catháin) (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Kathia J Rodriguez Rosario (born July 9, 1980, in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico) is an actress with a key role in Miguel Coyula's latest Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver 2000)
• July 10 - Jesse Jane, American porn actress
• July 10 - Jessica Simpson, American singer
• July 15 - Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
• July 15 - Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player
• July 15 - JW-Jones, Canadian blues artist
• July 18 - Kristen Bell, American actress
• July 20 - Mike Kennerty, American guitarist (The All-American Rejects)
• July 20 - Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian supermodel
• July 22 - Kate Ryan, Belgian singer
• July 23 - Michelle Williams, American singer, actress, member of Destiny's Child
• July 27 - Julia Haworth, British actress
• July 29 - Fernando González, Chilean tennis player
• July 30 - Diam's, French rapper
• August 3 - Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
• August 5 - Wayne Bridge, English footballer
• August 10 - Pua Magasiva, Samao actor
• August 14 - Roy Williams, American football player
• August 12 - Maggie Lawson, American actress
• August 12 - Matt Thiessen, Canadian singer/guitarist
• August 16 - Vanessa Carlton, American singer
• August 18 - Damion Stewart, Jamaican footballer
• August 19 - Darius Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor
• August 26 - Macaulay Culkin, American actor
• August 26 - Chris Pine, American actor
• August 27 - Derrick Strait, American football player
• August 28 - Debra Lafave, American teacher
• August 29 - Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer

September-October

• September 2 - Dany Sabourin, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• September 3 - Jennie Finch, American softball player
• September 6 - Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
• September 6 - Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer & heavyweight champion
• September 6 - Kerry Katona, English TV presenter and former pop star with Atomic Kitten
• September 7 - Gabriel Milito, Argentine soccer player who plays for F.C Barcelona
• September 7 - Mark Prior, baseball player
• September 9 - Michelle Williams, American actress (Dawson's Creek, Brokeback Mountain)
• September 10 - Mikey Way, American bassist (My Chemical Romance)
• September 11 - Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
• September 12 - Sean Burroughs, baseball player
• September 12 - Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
• September 13 - Ben Savage, American actor
• September 13 - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
• September 19 - Tegan Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter
• September 19 - Sara Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter
• September 21 - Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
• September 21 - Autumn Reeser, American actress
• September 25 - T.I., American rapper
• September 29 - Patrick Agyemang, Ghanaian footballer
• September 29 - Zachary Levi, American actor
• September 29 - Dallas Green (musician), Canadian singer/songwriter
• September 30 - Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
• October 4 - Kristina Lenko, Canadian champion ice skater
• October 4 - Tomas Rosicky, Czech footballer
• October 4 - Me'Lisa Barber, American athlete
• October 5 - James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
• October 8 - Nick Cannon, American actor and rapper
• October 10 - Sherine, Egyptian singer
• October 13 - Ashanti, American musician
• October 14 - Terrence McGee, American football player
• October 16 - Sue Bird, American basketball player
• October 16 - Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player
• October 17 - Ekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
• October 18 - Reetinder Sodhi, Indian cricket player
• October 24 - Monica Arnold, American musician
• October 28 - Alan Smith, English footballer
• October 28 - Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler
• October 28 - Kanzi the Bonobo
• October 31 - Samaire Armstrong, American actress

November-December

• November 3 - Dan Marsala, American musician
• November 4 - Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
• November 5 - Christoph Metzelder, German football player
• November 11 - Willie Parker, American football player
• November 12 - Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor
• November 13 - Monique Coleman, American actress
• November 15 - Ace Young, American singer and reality show finalist
• November 16 - Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
• November 17 - Isaac Hanson, American musician
• November 19 - Adele Silva, British actress
• November 21 - Hank Blalock, American baseball player
• November 25 - Nick Swisher, American baseball player
• November 28 - Lisa Middelhauve, German singer (Xandria)
• December 3 - Anna Chlumsky, American actress
• December 3 - Nadine Jansen, German pornographic model
• December 3 - Jim Sorgi, American football player
• December 5 - Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter
• December 6 - Steve Lovell, English football player
• December 6 - Kei Yasuda, Japanese singer
• December 7 - John Terry, English football player
• December 9 - Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian professional cyclist
• December 10 - Sarah Chang, American violinist
• December 13 - Bosco Wong, Hong Kong actor
• December 18 - Christina Aguilera, American singer
• December 19 - Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
• December 19 - Marla Sokoloff, American actress
• December 20 - Ashley Cole, English football player
• December 20 - Fitz Hall, English football player
• December 22 - Chris Carmack, American actor
• December 24 - Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
• December 25 - Laura Sadler, British TV actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Jesse Jane (born July 16, 1980 Her first scene was with Devon in the film No Limits. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10 1980 is an American pop Singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Jasper Pääkkönen (b 15 July, 1980) is a Finnish Television and Film Actor and Film producer. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Reginald Damascus Abercrombie (born July 15, 1981 in Columbus Georgia) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Houston Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final JW-Jones (born July 15[[ 980]] is a Canadian Blues guitarist singer and leader of the JW-Jones Blues Band Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18 1980 is an American actress She has received a Satellite Award and Saturn Award, and has been nominated for a Television Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Mike Kennerty (born Michael Brian Kennerty on July 20, 1980 in Houston Texas is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for The All-American The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20 1980 is a Brazilian model. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Kate Ryan (born Katrien Verbeeck on July 22 1980, in Tessenderlo, Belgium) is a Belgian Dance music singer/songwriter Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Michelle Williams may refer to an actress or a singer born in 1980 Michelle Williams (actress, (b Destiny's Child (sometimes referred to as DC or DC3) was an R&B and pop Girl group comprising lead singer Beyoncé Knowles Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Julia Louise Haworth (born 27 July 1979 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) is an English Actress best known Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) nicknamed El bombardero de La Reina ( Spanish "The La Reina Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Diam's (real name: Mélanie Georgiades, born July 25, 1980 in Cyprus) is a French-language rap artist of French and Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Dominic Moore (born August 3, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey centre who currently Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980 is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Pua Magasiva (born August 10, 1980) is an Actor, who is perhaps known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger from Power Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Roy Williams (born August 14, 1980 in Redwood City California) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born on August 12 1980 in St Catharines Ontario, Canada) is the lead Singer, Rhythm guitarist Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16 1980 is an American Soft rock / Piano pop Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist best Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Damion Stewart (born 18 August 1980) is a Jamaican professional football defender who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Darius Danesh ( born 19 August 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a platinum-selling recording artist Songwriter, and West Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor and writer Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Derrick Strait (born August 27, 1980 in Austin Texas) is an American football Cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Debra Jean LaFave, formerly Debra Jean Beasley, (born August 28, 1980) is an American Model and former Teacher at Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung is a Hong Kong based Singer-songwriter, Actor and Musician. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Dany Sabourin (born September 2, 1980) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender, currently with the Pittsburgh Penguins Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Jennie Lynn Finch (born September 3 1980) or occasionally using her husband's name Daigle, is an American Softball Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Joseph Ikpo Yobo (born 6 September, 1980 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a Nigerian football defender currently Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Samuel Okon Peter (born September 6, 1980 in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria) nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare" is a Heavyweight Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (previously McFadden; born 6 September 1980) is an English Television presenter, Writer Atomic Kitten are an English Girl group from Liverpool composed of Elizabeth McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton, and Jennifer Frost Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Gabriel Alejandro Milito (born 7 September 1980, Bernal, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional football defender Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980 in San Diego, California, United States) is a Starting pitcher for the Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Michelle Williams may refer to an actress or a singer born in 1980 Michelle Williams (actress, (b Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 Brokeback Mountain ( 2005) is a romantic - Drama film that depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Michael William Comrie (born September 11 1980 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre with the New York Islanders of Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta Georgia) was a Third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Bennett Joseph "Ben" Savage (born on September 13, 1980) is an American Film and TV actor and child star Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September is a Japanese Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan 's Pacific League Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Tegan and Sara (tiːɡɨn ænd sɛɹə is an Indie rock / Indie pop Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Tegan and Sara (tiːɡɨn ænd sɛɹə is an Indie rock / Indie pop Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Kareena Kapoor (करीना कपूर born September 21 1980 nicknamed Bebo, is an Indian film actress appearing in Bollywood films Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Autumn Alicia Reeser (born September 21, 1980) is an American actress Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Clifford Joseph Harris Jr (born September 25 1980 better known by his Stage name T Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Patrick Agyemang (born 29 September, 1980 in Walthamstow, England) is a professional football player who has been Capped Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Zachary Levi Pugh (born September 29, 1980, better known as Zachary Levi) is an American Television Actor best known for Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Dallas Green (born September 29, 1980) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician primarily known for his work as a guitarist and singer for the post-hardcore Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Kristina Lenko (married name Cousins) (born 4 October, 1980 in Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice dancer Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Tomáš Rosický (ˈto̞maːʃ ˈro̞sɪtsˌkiː (Tom-aash Ro-sits-ski born October 4, 1980 in Prague) is a Czech international football Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Me'Lisa Barber (born October 4, 1980, in Livingston New Jersey) is an American track and field Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople James Toseland (born 5 October, 1980 in Doncaster who also won the Superbike World Championship on a Ducati. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8 1980 is an American Actor and Rapper. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Sherine ( Arabic: شيرين born Sherine Abdel Wahhab; also credited as Sherine Ahmed; October 10, 1980) is an Egyptian Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13 1980 is an American Singer-songwriter, Record producer, actress, Dancer and Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Terrence Dewayne McGee (born October 14, 1980 in Smith County Texas) is an American football Cornerback and kick returner Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Timana James Aporo Tahu (born 16 October 1980 is an Australian Rugby union footballer and former Rugby league player a dual-code international Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Reetinder Singh Sodhi (b October 18, 1980, Patiala, Punjab, India) is a Patiala cricketer Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980 in Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Christina Lee " Christy " Hemme (born October 28 1980 but she grew up in Temecula California. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Kanzi (born October 28, 1980) is a male Bonobo who has been featured in several studies on Great ape language. The Bonobo (bə'noʊboʊ Pan paniscus) until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee (and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Samaire Rhys Armstrong (səˈmiːrə "sah-MEE-rah" born October 31, 1980) is an American Actress. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Story of the Year (also known as Story or SOTY) is a Post-hardcore band based in America. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Sabrina Diana Colie (b November 4, 1980 in Mandeville, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Actress and director Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Christoph Metzelder (born November 5, 1980 in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a football defender Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Willie Everette Parker (born November 11, 1980) is an American football Running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12 1980) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild award-nominated Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Monique Adrienne Coleman (born on November 13 1980 is an American Actress and Singer known for being one of the co-stars of the Disney Channel Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Brett Asa "Ace" Young (born November 15 1980 in Denver, Colorado) is an American singer Grammy -nominated songwriter and actor Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Kayte Lauren Christensen (born November 16, 1980 in Lakeview, Oregon) is an American professional Basketball player who Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Clarke Isaac Hanson (born November 17 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is one of the three members of the Pop rock band Hanson, along with his brothers Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980 in Croydon, Surrey) is an English Actress and Television personality. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Hank Joe Blalock (born November 21, 1980 in San Diego California) is a Major League Baseball First baseman who currently plays Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born November 25 1980 is a Major League Baseball First baseman and Outfielder for the Chicago White Sox. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Lisa Middelhauve (born November 28, 1980) was the lead singer and pianist of German Symphonic metal band Xandria. Xandria is a band founded in Bielefeld, Germany in 1997. The band's music combines elements of Symphonic metal and Symphonic rock with light Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980 in Chicago Illinois) is an American actress, born to Nancy and Frank Chlumsky Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Nadine Jansen (born December 3, 1980 in Leipzig, East Germany) is a German erotic model, known for her large natural Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French James Sorgi (born December 3, 1980 in Fraser Michigan) is an American football Quarterback playing for the Indianapolis Colts Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Ibrahim Maalouf ( ابراهيم معلوف) is a Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Stephen William Henry "Steve" Lovell (born December 6, 1980 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is an English football Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev is a Japanese singer muscian and actress under Up Front Agency's Hello! Project. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways John George Terry (born 7 December 1980 in Barking, London is an English Professional footballer. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Ryder Hesjedal (born December 9, 1980) is a Canadian professional Racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team Garmin-Chipotle. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Sarah Chang (born December 10, 1980) is a Korean-American Violinist. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Bosco Wong ( born December 13, 1980 is a Hong Kong TVB Actor. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Marla Lynne Sokoloff (born December 19, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Musician and actress Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980 in Stepney, London) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Fitz Benjamin Hall (born December 20 1980, Walthamstow, London) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies James Christopher Carmack (born December 22, 1980) better known as Chris Carmack, is an American actor and former male fashion model Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Tomas Kalnoky (born on December 24, 1980) is the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of the bands Streetlight Manifesto and Bandits of the Acoustic Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska band from East Brunswick Township New Jersey under the creative leadership of Tomas Kalnoky. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Laura Ruth Sadler ( 25 December 1980 &ndash 19 June 2003) was an English actress best known for her role as nurse Sandy 2003)
• December 30 - Eliza Dushku, American actress
• December 31 - Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player

Deaths

January - March

• January 3 - Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (murdered) (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30 1980 is an American Actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw (born 31 December 1980 in Kurow, Oamaru) is a New Zealand Rugby union player Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Joy Adamson ( January 20, 1910 – January 3, 1980) was a naturalist and author best known for her book Born Free, which described 1910)
• January 8 - John Mauchly, American physicist and inventor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army John William Mauchly ( August 30 1907 &ndash January 8 1980) was an American Physicist who along with J 1907)
• January 10 - George Meany, American labor leader (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. George Meany ( August 16, 1894 &ndash January 10, 1980) was an American labor leader, who served as President of the American 1894)
• January 18 - Sir Cecil Beaton, English photographer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton ( 14 January 1904 &ndash 18 January 1980) was an English fashion and portrait Photographer 1904)
• January 21 - Georges Painvin, French cryptographer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Georges Jean Painvin (1886-1980 was a French Cryptanalyst during the First World War. 1886)
• January 25 - Roland Barthes, French literary critic, and philosopher (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Roland Barthes ( November 12, 1915 &ndash March 25, 1980) (ʀɔlɑ̃ baʀt was a French Literary critic, literary 1915)
• January 28 - Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Franco Evangelisti (born January 21, 1926 in Rome, died there January 28, 1980) was an Italian Composer specifically interested 1926)
• January 29 - Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and comedian (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 1893)
• January 30 - Professor Longhair, American musician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Professor Longhair (born Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Roy "Bald Head" Byrd and as Fess) ( December 19, 1918 - January 1918)
• February 2 - William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor William Howard Stein ( June 25, 1911 &ndash February 2, 1980) was an American Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1911)
• February 6 - Albert Kotin American abstract expressionist painter (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Albert Kotin (1907&ndash1980 belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had Abstract expressionism was an American post– World War II Art movement. 1907)
• February 12 - Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Muriel Rukeyser ( December 15, 1913 &ndash February 12, 1980) was an American poet and political activist best known for her 1913)
• February 13 - David Janssen, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed David Janssen (March 27 1931 – February 13 1980 was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy Award - nominated American Film and Television 1931)
• February 14 - Luitkonwar Rudra Baruah, Assamese composer and actor
• February 19 - Ronald Belford (Bon) Scott, Scottish-born singer (AC/DC) (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Luit Konwar Rudra Baruah was one of the foremost music pioneers of Assam The Assamese people are a multi-ethnic multi-religious and multi-linguistic people of Assam. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. 1946)
• February 20 - J.B. Rhine, parapsychologist (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Joseph Banks Rhine ( September 29, 1895 &ndash February 20, 1980) (usually known as J 1895)
• February 20 - Alice Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt's daughter, wife of Nicholas Longworth (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth ( February 12, 1884 &ndash February 20, 1980) was the oldest child of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T See also Nicholas Longworth (1783 - 1863. Nicholas Longworth IV ( November 5, 1869 &ndash April 9, 1931 1884)
• February 24 - Clement Martyn Doke, South African linguist
• February 27 - George Tobias, American actor (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Clement Martyn Doke ( May 16, 1893 in Bristol, Great Britain – February 24, 1980 in East London, South Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation George Tobias ( July 14, 1901 &ndash February 27, 1980) was an American Character actor. 1901)
• March 1 - Dixie Dean, English football player (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football 1907)
• March 1 - Wilhelmina, high-fashion model and owner of model agency (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Wilhelmina ( May 1939 - March 1, 1980) was a Supermodel who began with Ford Models and at the peak of her success 1940)
• March 1 - Daniil Khrabrovitsky, Soviet film director (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Daniil Khrabrovitsky (Даниил Яковлевич Храбровицкий June 28, 1923, Rostov-on-Don - March 1, 1980, 1923)
• March 5 - Jay Silverheels, American actor (b. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Jay Silverheels ( May 26, 1912 &ndash March 5, 1980) was a Canadian Mohawk Actor. 1912)
• March 5 - Winifred Wagner, Richard Wagner's daughter-in-law, close friend of Adolf Hitler
• March 14 - Anna Jantar, Polish Singer - LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 Crash
• March 16 - Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Winifred Wagner ( June 23, 1897 - March 5, 1980) was an Englishwoman and wife of Siegfried Wagner, Richard Wagner 's son Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Anna Jantar-Kukulska (b Anna Maria Szmeterling June 10, 1950, Poznań &ndash d LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 crashed near Okęcie Airport in Warsaw, Poland. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Tamara de Lempicka ( May 16, 1898 - March 18, 1980) born Maria Górska in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish 1898)
• March 18 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychologist and philosopher (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Erich Pinchas Fromm ( March 23, 1900 &ndash March 18, 1980) was an internationally renowned social psychologist, psychoanalyst 1900)
• March 21 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Peter Stoner ( June 16 1888 &ndash March 21, 1980) was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College 1888)
• March 24 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic Archbishop (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. 1917)
• March 24 - Pierre Etchebaster, French real tennis player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Pierre Etchebaster ( December 8, 1893 - March 24, 1980) is widely considered history's greatest player of Real tennis (in France 1893)
• March 25 - Roland Barthes, French literary critic and writer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Roland Barthes ( November 12, 1915 &ndash March 25, 1980) (ʀɔlɑ̃ baʀt was a French Literary critic, literary 1915)
• March 25 - Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Jan Walter Susskind ( May 1, 1913 &ndash March 25, 1980) was a Czech -born British conductor. 1913)
• March 25 - James Wright, American poet (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. James Arlington Wright ( December 13, 1927 – March 25, 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Poet. 1927)
• March 29 - Mantovani, Italian-born conductor and arranger (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Annunzio Paolo Mantovani ( November 15, 1905 &ndash March 29, 1980) known by the Mononym Mantovani was a popular conductor 1905)
• March 31 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 1905)
• March 31 - Jesse Owens, American athlete (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete 1913)

April - June

• April 4 - Red Sovine, American country & folk singer & songwriter (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine ( July 17, 1918 &mdash April 4, 1980) was a Country music Singer. 1917)
• April 12 - Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker and billiards player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Clark McConachy MBE ( 15 April 1895 &ndash 12 April 1980) was a New Zealand professional English billiards 1895)
• April 15 - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1905)
• April 20 - Katherine K. Davis, American composer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Katherine K Davis was a composer pianist and author of the famous Christmas tune " The Little Drummer Boy " 1892)
• April 21 - Sohrab Sepehri, Persian poet and painter (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Sohrab Sepehri () ( October 7, 1928 - April 21, 1980 was a notable modern Persian poet and a painter 1928)
• April 24 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist essay writer and musicologist who greatly 1904)
• April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, British film director (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 1899)
• April 30 - Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín ( February 18, 1898 April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican Poet, Journalist, and 1898)
• May 4 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV This is a List of Heads of State of Yugoslavia from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 1892)
• May 16 - Marin Preda, Romanian writer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Marin Preda ( 5 August 1922 &ndash 16 May 1980) was a Romanian novelist often considered the best of post-WWII Romania 1922)
• May 18 - David A. Johnston, a U. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. David Alexander Johnston ( December 18, 1949 &ndash May 18, 1980) was a Volcanologist with the United States Geological S. Volcanoligist was also a victim of Mount St. Helens eruption (b. 1949)
• May 18 - Ian Curtis, British musician and singer (Joy Division) (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Ian Kevin Curtis ( 15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was the vocalist and lyricist as well as occasional guitarist and keyboardist of the band Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. 1956)
• May 28 - Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Rolf Herman Nevanlinna ( October 22, 1895, Joensuu, Eastern Finland - May 28, 1980, Helsinki) is perhaps the 1895)
• June 7 - Henry Miller, American writer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. 1891)
• June 7 - Elizabeth Craig, British writer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Elizabeth Josephine Craig, MBE, FRSA ( 16 February 1883 &ndash 7 June 1980) was a British food writer Journalist 1883)
• June 12 - Milburn Stone, American actor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Milburn Stone ( July 5 1904 - June 12 1980) was an Emmy Award winning American television actor who was the Nephew 1904)
• June 13 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Walter Rodney ( March 23, 1942 &ndash June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian and political figure 1942)
• June 20 - Amy Key Clarke, English mystical poet (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Amy Key Clarke ( December 21, 1892 &ndash June 20, 1980) was an English mystical poet 1892)
• June 21 - Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German Orchestra leader and 1923)
• June 23 - Clyfford Still, American painter (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Clyfford Still ( November 30, 1904 &ndash June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading 1904)
• June 23 - John Laurie, British actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish For the Canadian mountain see Mount John Laurie. John Paton Laurie (25 March 1897 &ndash 23 June 1980 was a Scottish 1897)

July - September

• July - Robert Brackman, American painter (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Brackman ( September 25, 1898 - July 1980 was an eminent Artist and Teacher of Germanic 1898)
• July 7 - Dore Schary, American film writer, director, and producer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Isidore 'Dore' Schary ( August 31, 1905, Newark New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture 1905)
• July 9 - Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian writer, poet and diplomat (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Vinicius de Moraes, nicknamed O Poetinha (the little poet ( October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980) born Marcus Vinicius da Cruz 1913)
• July 15 - Ben Selvin, famed American 1920's & 1930's orchestra leader & recording artist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Ben Selvin ( March 5, 1898 - July 15, 1980) son of Russian immigrant Jewish parents was a musician bandleader Record 1898)
• July 17 - Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay or Delone (Борис Николаевич Делоне March 15, 1890 – July 17, 1980) was one 1890)
• July 24 - Uttam Kumar (Arun Kumar Chatterjee), the legendary Bengali Actor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Uttam Kumar ( Bangla: উত্তম কুমার) ( 3 September 1926 - 24 July 1980) born as Arun Kumar Chatterjee The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between Bangladesh and India) on the Indian subcontinent with a history dating An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 1926). Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• July 24 - Peter Sellers, English actor (b. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British 1925)
• July 25 - Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, poet, actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (Владимир Семёнович Высоцкий Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotskyj) ( January 25 1938 &ndash July 1938)
• July 26 - Kenneth Tynan, English theatre critic (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Kenneth Peacock Tynan ( 2 April 1927 - 26 July 1980) was an influential and often controversial British Theatre Critic 1927)
• July 27 - Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. 1919)
• July 31 - Pascual Jordan, German physicist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Pascual Jordan (b October 18, 1902 in Hanover, Germany; d July 31, 1980 in Hamburg, Federal Republic 1902)
• July 31 - Mohammed Rafi, Indian singer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Mohammed Rafi (Hindi मोहम्मद रफ़ी Urdu محمد رفیع December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was a popular Indian 1924)
• August 7 - Jackie Cochran, American pilot (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Jacqueline Cochran ( 11 May 1906 &ndash 9 August 1980) was a pioneer American Aviator, considered to be one of the most 1906)
• August 10 - Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan ( February 4 1917 &ndash August 10 1980) was the President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971 following the resignation The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1917)
• August 14 - Dorothy Stratten, Canadian model (murdered) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Dorothy Stratten (28 February 1960 – 14 August 1980 was a Canadian model and actress 1960)
• August 19 - Otto Frank, father of Jewish diarist Anne Frank (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Otto Heinrich Frank ( May 12, 1889 &ndash August 19, 1980) was the father of Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1889)
• August 20 - Joe Dassin, French singer (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Joseph Ira Dassin was born in New York City to Jewish American Film noir director Jules Dassin and Béatrice Launer 1938)
• August 24 - Yootha Joyce, British actress (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Yootha Joyce ( 20 August 1927 &ndash 24 August 1980) was an English actress who was best known for playing Mildred 1927)
• August 26 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist and creator of Looney Toons (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 1908)
• September 3 - Dirch Passer, Danish actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Dirch Hartvig Passer ( May 18, 1926 - September 3, 1980) was a Danish actor 1926)
• September 8 - Willard Libby, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Willard Frank Libby ( December 17, 1908 &ndash September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist, famous for his The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1908)
• September 15 - Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. William John Evans (better known as Bill Evans) ( August 16, 1929 &ndash September 15, 1980) was one of the most famous and influential 1929)
• September 16 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Jean Piaget pjaʒɛ ( August 9, 1896 &ndash September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist 1896)
• September 17 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former President of Nicaragua (assassinated) (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Anastasio ("Tachito" Somoza Debayle (anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβaile ( December 5, 1925 &ndash September 17, 1980) was officially 1925)
• September 25 - John Bonham, British drummer (Led Zeppelin) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were 1948)

October - December

• October 6 - Hattie Jacques, Starr of Carry On Films (Heart Attack) (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress 1922)
• October 20 - Lady Isobel Barnett, British television personality (suicide following her conviction for shoplifting) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Lady Isobel Barnett ( 30 June 1918 – 20 October 1980) was a British Radio and Television personality popular 1918)
• October 25 - Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Sahir Ludhianvi ( March 8, 1921 – October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter March 8, 1921)
• October 25 - Virgil Fox, American organist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Virgil Keel Fox ( May 3, 1912 – October 25, 1980) was an American Organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" 1912)
• October 25 - Victor Galindez, Argentine boxer (race car accident) (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Víctor Emilio Galíndez (born November 2, 1948 in Vedia — died October 25, 1980 in Veinticinco de Mayo Buenos Aires 1948)
• October 27 - Steve Peregrin Took, British musician (T. Rex) (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Steve Peregrine Took ( 28 July 1949 &ndash 27 October 1980) was an English musician TRex (occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex) were an English rock band fronted by guitarist singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. 1949)
• October 27 - John Hasbrouck van Vleck, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. John Hasbrouck Van Vleck ( March 13, 1899 &ndash October 27, 1980) was an American physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1899)
• November 4 - Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Elizabeth Muriel Gregory "Elsie" MacGill ( 27 March 1905 &ndash 4 November 1980) known as the Queen of the Hurricanes, 1904)
• November 7 - Steve McQueen, American actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" 1930)
• November 9 - Gloria Guinness, Fashion icon (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Gloria Guinness (born Gloria Rubio y Alatorre August 27, 1912 - November 9, 1980) was a Mexican-born socialite and writer who was a contributing 1912)
• November 16 - Boris Aronson, renowned Russian set designer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Boris Aronson ( October 15, 1898 &ndash November 16, 1980) was an influential American Scenic designer for Broadway and 1898)
• November 17 - Shah Maghsoud Sadegh Angha, 41st master of the Oveyssi Sufi order (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1916)
• November 18 - Conn Smythe, NHL coach 1927-1931 (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe MC (1 February 1895 – 18 November 1980 was a Canadian builder in the National Hockey League. 1895)
• November 20 - John McEwen, eighteenth Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Sir John "Black Jack" McEwen, GCMG, CH (29 March 1900 &ndash 20 November 1980 was an Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1900)
• November 22 - Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Norah McGuinness ( 7 November 1901, County Londonderry, Ireland &ndash 22 November 1980, County Dublin) was 1901)
• November 22 - Mae West, American actress (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Mae West (August 17 1893 &ndash November 22 1980 was an American actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Sex symbol. 1893)
• November 27 - F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Francis Burrall Hoffman Jr ( March 6, 1882 &ndash November 27, 1980) was an American Architect best known for his design 1882)
• November 29 - Dorothy Day, social progressive and founder of the Catholic Worker (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Dorothy Day ( November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American Journalist turned anarchist, social activist The Catholic Worker is a monthly Newspaper published by the Catholic Worker Movement community in New York City. 1897)
• December 2 - Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born writer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Romain Gary ( May 8 1914 – December 2 1980) was a French Novelist, Film director, World War II 1914)
• December 4 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku sa kɐɾˈnɐiɾu Porto In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. 1934)
• December 4 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-born runner (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stanisława Walasiewiczówna and Stella Walsh) ( April 3, 1911 &ndash December 4, 1980 1911)
• December 7 - Darby Crash, American songwriter, singer for The Germs (heroin overdose) (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (AKA Bobby Pyn ( September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s 1958)
• December 8 - John Lennon, British singer, songwriter, and guitarist (The Beatles) (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 1940)
• December 16 - Harland Sanders, American fast food entrepreneur (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 16, 1980) was an American entrepreneur 1890)
• December 16 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Hellmuth Walter ( 26 August 1900 in Wedel near Hamburg – 16 December 1980 in Upper Montclair New Jersey) was 1900)
• December 24 - Karl Dönitz, President of Germany (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. 1891)
• December 24 - Siggie Nordstrom, model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer of The Nordstrom Sisters (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Siggie Nordstrom ( June 14, 1893 &ndash December 24, 1980) was a model actress entertainer socialite and The Nordstrom Sisters were an American Sister act from 1931 &ndash 1976 1893)
• December 26 - Richard Chase, serial killer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Richard Trenton Chase ( May 23, 1950 &ndash December 26, 1980) was an American Serial killer who killed six people 1950)
• December 29 - Tim Hardin, American musician (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Timothy James Hardin ( 23 December 1941 – 29 December 1980) was an American folk Musician and Composer 1941)
• December 31 - Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and professor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 1911)

Contents 1 Events of 1980 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 1.15 World population 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - March 3.2 April - June 3.3 July - September 3.4 October - December 4 Ship events 5 Nobel prizes 6 Templeton Prize 7 Right Livelihood Award 8 Notes 9 External links

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1980
• List of ship commissionings in 1980
• List of ship decommissionings in 1980
• List of shipwrecks in 1980

Nobel prizes

• Physics - James Watson Cronin, Val Logsdon Fitch
• Chemistry - Paul Berg, Walter Gilbert, Frederick Sanger
• Medicine - Baruj Benacerraf, Jean Dausset, George D. Snell
• Literature - Czesław Miłosz
• Peace - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
• Economics - Lawrence Klein

Templeton Prize

• Prof. Ralph Burhoe

Right Livelihood Award

The Right Livelihood Award was founded in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The list of ship launches in 1980 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1980. The list of ship commissionings in 1980 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1980. The list of ship decommissionings in 1980 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1980. The list of shipwrecks in 1980 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1980. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. James Watson Cronin (born September 29, 1931) is an American nuclear physicist. Val Logsdon Fitch (born March 10, 1923, Merriman, Nebraska, USA) is an American nuclear physicist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Paul Naim Berg (born June 30, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, U Walter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American physicist, biochemist, and Molecular biology pioneer Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and twice The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Baruj Benacerraf (born 29 October, 1920) is a US Immunologist born in Venezuela, son of a Jewish family originating from Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset (b October 19, 1916, Toulouse, France) is a French Immunologist. George Davis Snell ( December 19, 1903 &ndash June 6, 1996) was an American mouse Geneticist and basic transplant The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Czesław Miłosz; ( June 30, 1911 — August 14, 2004) was a Polish Poet, prose writer and Translator The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born November 26, 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Lawrence Robert Klein (born September 14, 1920) is an American economist. Zygon Journal of Religion & Science is a Academic journal published quarterly by Blackwell Publishing Limited of Oxford England. The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is an award that is presented annually usually on December 9 to honour those "working on Jakob von Uexkull (born 19 August 1944) is a Writer, Lecturer, professional Philatelist and past member of the European

Notes

External links

• http://www.1980-games.com

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