Date: March 23, 1980
Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people. Date: January 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 21 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980F3 Tornado Hits…
Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad. Date: December 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Ronald Reagan Elected 40th U.S. President, Defeats Jimmy Carter, November 4,…
Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude. Date: October 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980WHO Confirms Smallpox Eradication, May 8, 1980CNN Begins Broadcasting, June 1,…
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.) Date: November 28, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister. Date: March 4, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980F3 Tornado Hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan; Federal Disaster Declared…
Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance salesman. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation…