Date: May 9, 1980
In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada. Date: May 20, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980ANC Publishes Nelson…
On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru. Date: May 17, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Beatrix Inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands After Juliana Abdication, April 30, 1980Harvey’s Resort Hotel Bomb Explosion…
Salvadoran Civil War: The Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador. Date: May 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Bologna Railway Station Bombing Kills 85, Injures 200+ August 2, 1980Safra Massacre Kills…
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 1980Iranian Embassy Siege Begins in London, April 30,…
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) More events from 1980Gwangju Student Democratic Reform Protests Begin, May…