Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City. Date: October 9, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War. Date: October 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. Date: September 30, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A terrorist bombing at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, kills 13 people and injures 213 others. Date: September 26, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 26 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year IranโIraq War. Date: September 22, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station. Date: September 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 18 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunciรณn, Paraguay. Date: September 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdaลsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. Date: September 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 17 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'รฉtat led by General Kenan Evren. Date: September 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today. Date: September 11, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 11 ๐ Events on this day in 1980 ๐ On This Day (Today)