32 events found for 1980
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, United States, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela
The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 8
"O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the…
During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day…
