Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state. Date: August 1, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law. Date: July 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vanuatu gains independence. Date: July 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 30 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. Date: July 29, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level. Date: July 24, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in…
Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. Date: July 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), killing all 166 people on board. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park. Date: July 8, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 8 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)