Date: May 9, 1980
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 1980Irpinia Earthquake Shakes Southern Italy, Kills Thousands – November 23, 1980MV…
The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ended, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor. Date: October 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Eagle…
Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet–Afghan War. Date: March 21, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Robert Mugabe…
USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. Date: January 28, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980El Asnam Earthquake Kills 2,633 in Northern Algeria,…
The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. Date: April 18, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)…
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 1980Norwegian Oil Platform Alexander L. Kielland Collapses, 123 Killed – March 27, 1980Chun Doo-hwan…