Suriname Government Overthrown by Military Coup, February 25, 1980

A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four. Date: November 3, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 3 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Terry Fox Begins Marathon of Hope Run in St. John’s,…

Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans. Date: March 23, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980MV…

Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed. Date: April 12, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, Poland, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team. Date: March 14, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980Operation Nimrod: SAS Storms…

Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Date: January 25, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1980US Congress Restores Federal Trust for Utah Paiute Bands April 3, 1980Rendlesham Forest…