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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
- January 26, 1980 – Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations.
- February 16, 1980 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- March 23, 1980 – Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
- April 7, 1980 – The United States severs relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- April 24, 1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- August 8, 1980 – The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland.
- September 11, 1980 – Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of president Pinochet.
- September 16, 1980 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
- October 9, 1980 – Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot.
- October 30, 1980 – 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.
Who Were Born On 1980?
- January 7, 1980 – Campbell Johnstone, New Zealand rugby player
- January 14, 1980 – Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- May 12, 1980 – Keith Bogans, American basketball player
- May 18, 1980 – Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
- June 18, 1980 – Antonio Gates, American football player
- August 18, 1980 – Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker
- August 27, 1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor
- October 3, 1980 – Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (The Script and Mytown)
- October 16, 1980 – Jeremy Jackson, American actor and singer
- November 29, 1980 – Janina Gavankar, American actress and singer