1980 events

The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. Date: September 5, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. Date: August 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1980…

After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming. Date: August 26, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

The last performance of the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival receives ovations of 45 minutes. Date: August 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

Zimbabwe joins the United Nations. Date: August 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

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)

Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. Date: August 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)

A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. Date: August 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)