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1980 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2036. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1980 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1980
- February 16, 1980 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- March 21, 1980 – Dallas airs its “A House Divided” episode, which leads to eight months of international speculation regarding Who shot J.R.?
- March 31, 1980 – The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
- May 17, 1980 – General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
- May 27, 1980 – The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
- July 7, 1980 – During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
- August 17, 1980 – Azaria Chamberlain disappears, at Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicized trial in Australian history.
- August 19, 1980 – Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
- November 28, 1980 – Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid – The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
- December 24, 1980 – Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called “Britain’s Roswell”.
Who Were Born On 1980?
- January 19, 1980 – Kotoko, Japanese singer
- February 21, 1980 – Tiziano Ferro, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
- February 28, 1980 – Lucian Bute, Romanian-Canadian boxer
- March 27, 1980 – Sean Ryan, American football player
- May 6, 1980 – Colt Cabana, American wrestler
- August 26, 1980 – Macaulay Culkin, American actor
- October 2, 1980 – Shane Andrus, American football player
- October 4, 1980 – Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
- October 9, 1980 – Kert Kütt, Estonian footballer
- November 10, 1980 – Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer and actor (Fahrenheit)