Date: March 23, 1980
Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people. Date: August 19, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Voyager…
A train crash kills 18 people and injures over 170 more in County Cork, Ireland. Date: August 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Mount St. Helens Eruption Kills 57, Causes $3 Billion Damage,…
Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. Date: September 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Final Train After Bankruptcy – March 31, 1980Operation…
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Date: July 19, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980F3 Tornado Hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Federal Disaster Declared, May 13, 1980Chun Doo-hwan Elected South Korean President After…
During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre. Date: July 7, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 7 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980NEJM Publishes Opioid Addiction Letter Misused…
First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. Date: February 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980British Monarch Makes First State Visit to Vatican October 17, 1980Safra Massacre Kills…