Year 1980

19 September 1980

Iraqi troops hold 90 square miles of Iran after invasion; 8-year Iran-Iraq War begins

1980

John Lennon of the Beatles shot dead in New York City

1980

Ted Turner launches CNN, the first all-news network

1980 November

Voyager I reaches Saturn, returning data on its 14 moons as well as its more than 1,000 rings

25 April 1980

Eight US servicemen are killed and five are injured as helicopter and cargo plane collide in abortive desert raid to rescue American hostages in Teheran

29 January 1980

Six US embassy aides escape from Iran with Canadian help

4 November 1980

Ronald Reagan elected president in Republican sweep

7 April 1980

US breaks diplomatic ties with Iran

1980

Italy, Algeria, Al Asnam - 4.500 deads - magnitudo 7,3

23 November 1980

Italy, Irpinia e Basilicata, 6.9 Richter (2.914 deads)

1980

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Paul Berg, per i suoi fondamentali studi sulla biochimica degli acidi nucleici, in particolare il DNA ricombinante

1980

Nobel Prizes Physiology or Medicine: Baruj Benacerraf, Jean Dausset, George Snell

1980

Nobel Prizes Peace: Adolfo PÚrez Esquivel

1980

Nobel Prizes Economy: Lawrence R. Klein

1980

Nobel Prizes Literature: Czeslaw Milosz

1980

Nobel Prizes Physics: James W. Cronin, Val L. Fitch

1980

Nobel Prizes Chemistry: Walter Gilbert, Frederick Sanger, per il loro contributo alla determinazione della sequenza base negli acidi nucleici

1980

Academy Award Best Director: Robert Redford, Ordinary People

1980

Academy Award Best Actor: Robert De Niro, Raging Bull

1980

Academy Award Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People

1980

Academy Award Best Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard

1980

Academy Award Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter

1980

Academy Award Best Original Screenplay:

1980

53 Academy Award Best Picture: Ordinary People

1980

SUMMER OLYMPICS, Summer Olympics XXII: Moscow (Russia)

1980

NBA, Basketball NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)

1980

Football XXIV Super Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers d. Los Angeles Rams (31-19)

1980

Tennis Wimbledon Women: Evonne Cawley d. C. Evert Lloyd (6-1 7-6)

1980

Tennis Wimbledon Men: Bjorn Borg d. J. McEnroe (1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 8-6)

1980

Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies (NL) 4-2 Kansas City Royals (AL)

1980

WINTER OLYMPICS, Winter Olympics XIII: Lake Placid, United States

1980

UEFA Champions League, UEFA Champions League: Nottingham Forest (England)

1980

1980 Playboy cover

1980 December 18

Christina Aguilera, singer (born at New York,USA) Sagittarius

1980 July 20

Gisele Bundchen, model (born at Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) Cancer

1980 July 10

Jessica Simpson, model (born at Abilene, Texas, USA) Cancer

1980 September 06

Jillian Hall, (Jillian Faye Fletcher) (born at Ashland, Kentucky,USA) Virgo

1980 October 21

Kim Kardashian, socialite and television personality (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Libra

1980 November 12

Ryan Gosling, actor(Ryan Thomas Gosling) (born at London, Ontario,Canada) Scorpio

1980 June 17

Venus Williams, Tennis player (born at Lynwood, California,USA) Gemini

1980 January 17

Zooey Deschanel, actress(Zooey Claire Deschanel) (born at Los Angeles,California,USA) Capricorn

1980 December 03

Anna Chlumsky , actress (born at Chicago,USA) Sagittarius

1980 April 15

Carolina Crescentini , actress Aries

1980 March 27

Cesare Cremonini , singer Aries

1980 September 13

Cristiana Capotondi , actress (born at Rome,Italy) Virgo

1980 February 12

Cristina Ricci , actress (born at Italy) Aquarius

1980 June 14

Depeche Mode , Group Gemini

1980 August 12

Dominique Swain , actress Leo

1980 June 21

Elio e le storie tese , Group (born at Italy) Gemini

1980 February 08

Elisabetta Gregoraci , Miss calabria, show girl Aquarius

1980 May 02

Francesco Facchinetti , dee jay, singer Taurus

1980 June 20

Franco Semioli , soccer player (born at Ciriè) Gemini

1980 August 24

Giuseppe Colucci , soccer player Virgo

1980 January 19

Jenson Button , Formula1 driver Capricorn

1980 August 26

Macaulay Culkin , actor (born at New York, USA) Virgo

1980 September 30

Martina Hingis , tennis Libra

1980 September 09

Michelle Williams , PROF (born at Kalispell, Montana, USA) Virgo

1980 January 28

Nick Carter , PPP (born at Jamestown) Aquarius

1980 February 02

Nina Zilli , singer Aquarius

1980 July 03

Olivia Munn , PROF (born at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) Cancer

1980 September 22

REM , PPP Virgo

(1980)

Roberto Musso , soccer player (born at Napoli,Italy)

1980 April 21

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , soccer player brasiliano (born at Brazil) Taurus

1980 February 15

Samira Makhmalbaf , actress Aquarius

1980 July 10

Thomas Ian Nicholas , actor Cancer

1980 February 21

Tiziano Ferro , singer (born at Italy) Pisces

1980 August 14

Dorothy Stratten, model (dead at Los Angeles, California, USA) (born 1960 February 28) Pisces

1980 November 07

Steve McQueen, actor (born 1930 March 24) Aries

1980 March 18

Tamara De Lempicka, painter polacca (dead at Cuernavaca, Mexico) (born 1898 May 16) Taurus

1980 April 29

Alfred Hitchcock , director (dead at Los Angeles, California, USA) (born 1899 August 13) Leo

1980 April 29

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock , movie director (dead at Los Angeles,California,USA) (born 1899 August 13) Leo

1980 March 18

Erich Fromm , psychoanalyst

1980 March 26

Erminio Macario , actor (born 1902 May 27) Gemini

1980 February 01

Gastone Nencini , cyclist (dead at Florence,Italy) (born 1930 March 01) Pisces

1980 April 14

Gianni Rodari , writer (dead at Rome,Italy) (born 1920 October 23) Scorpio

1980 June 07

Henry Miller , artist,author

1980 March 31

James Cleveland Jesse Owens , athlete (born 1913 September 12) Virgo

1980 April 15

Jean-Paul Sartre , philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964) (dead at Paris,France)

1980 March 28

Jesse Owens , atlethe

1980 December 08

John Lennon , fondatore dei Beatles (born 1940 October 09) Libra

1980 December 24

Karl Donitz , naval admiral, and last leader of Nazi %Germany% (born (1891))

1980 November 22

Mae West , actress (dead at Hollywood,Los Angeles,California,USA)

1980 July 27

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , Shah of Iran (1941-~1979~) (dead at Cairo)

1980 February 22

Oskar Kokoschka , painter (born 1886 March 01) Pisces

1980 July 24

Peter Sellers , actor (Richard Henry Sellers) (born 1925 September 08) Virgo

1980 May 28

Walter Tobagi , writer (dead at Milano,Italy) (born 1947 March 18) Pisces