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What Happened In October 1980 In History

Historical Events for October, 1980

  • 2nd » Michael Myers (politician) Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be Expulsion from the United States Congress expelled since the American Civil War Civil War.
  • 9th » Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
  • 9th » Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot.
  • 10th » A magnitude 7.3 1980 El Asnam earthquake or earthquake occurs in the Algerian town of Chlef e.g El Asnam. 3,500 die and 300,000 are left homeless.
  • 10th » FMLN was founded in El Salvador.
  • 17th » As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican
  • 24th » The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity (Polish trade union) named Solidarity trade union.
  • 25th » Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1980

  • 1st » Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer
  • 2nd » Shane Andrus, American football player
  • 2nd » Arta Dobroshi, Kosovar-Albanian actress
  • 3rd » Anquan Boldin, American football player
  • 3rd » Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 3rd » Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
  • 3rd » Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
  • 3rd » Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Sarah Fisher, American race car driver
  • 4th » Mellisa Hollingsworth, Canadian Skeleton (sport) called skeleton racer
  • 4th » James Jones (basketball player) named James Jones, American basketball player
  • 4th » Tim Peper, American actor
  • 4th » Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
  • 5th » Paul Thomas (bassist) called Paul Thomas, American bass player (Good Charlotte)
  • 5th » James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
  • 6th » Arnaud Coyot, French cyclist (d. 2013)
  • 6th » Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
  • 7th » Edison Chen, Canadian-Hong Kong actor and singer
  • 7th » Tim Cresswell, Hong Kong footballer
  • 8th » Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer
  • 8th » The Miz, American wrestler and actor
  • 8th » Rajesh Sharma (politician) or Rajesh Sharma, Canadian-Indian Politician
  • 9th » Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
  • 9th » Kert Kütt, Estonian footballer
  • 9th » Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 10th » Sherine, Egyptian singer and actress
  • 10th » Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player
  • 10th » Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
  • 10th » Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
  • 10th » Tim Maurer, American singer-songwriter (Suburban Legends)
  • 10th » Lynn Hung, Hong Kong actress
  • 11th » Matthew Felker, American actor
  • 11th » Nyron Nosworthy, English footballer
  • 11th » Tomokazu Sugita, Japanese voice actor
  • 11th » Motohiro Hata, Japanese singer
  • 11th » Juan José Ribera, Chilean football player
  • 12th » Ledley King, English footballer
  • 13th » Ashanti (entertainer) known as Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 13th » David Haye, English boxer
  • 13th » Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
  • 13th » Scott Parker, English footballer
  • 14th » Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
  • 14th » Scott Kooistra, American football player
  • 14th » Niels Lodberg, Danish footballer
  • 14th » Terrence McGee, American football player
  • 14th » Ben Whishaw, English actor
  • 15th » Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
  • 15th » Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer-songwriter (Killer (Finnish band) e.g Killer)
  • 16th » Sue Bird, American basketball player
  • 16th » Jeremy Jackson, American actor and singer
  • 16th » Timana Tahu, Australian rugby player
  • 17th » Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
  • 17th » Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer
  • 17th » Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver
  • 18th » Josh Gracin, American soldier and singer
  • 18th » Rebecca Watson, American blogger
  • 19th » José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
  • 19th » Rajai Davis, American baseball player
  • 19th » Benjamin Salisbury, American actor
  • 20th » Gary Jarman, English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cribs)
  • 20th » Niall Matter, Canadian actor
  • 20th » Jose Veras, Dominican baseball player
  • 21st » Kim Kardashian, American model and actress
  • 21st » Brian Pittman, American bass player (Relient K and Inhale Exhale)
  • 23rd » Mate Bilić, Croatian footballer
  • 23rd » Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player
  • 24th » Monica (singer) or Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 24th » Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer
  • 24th » Niall Breslin, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and footballer (The Blizzards)
  • 24th » John D. Kobs, American businessman
  • 24th » Zac Posen, American fashion designer
  • 24th » Christian Vander (footballer) known as Christian Vander, German footballer
  • 24th » Casey Wilson, American actress and screenwriter
  • 25th » Mehcad Brooks, American actor and model
  • 25th » Hubert Radke, Polish basketball player
  • 26th » Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer
  • 26th » Claire Cooper, English actress
  • 27th » Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 27th » Taksaorn Paksukcharern, Thai model and actress
  • 28th » Kanzi, American bonobo
  • 28th » Christy Hemme, American wrestler, singer, and ring announcer
  • 28th » Dimitri Liakopoulos, Greek actor
  • 28th » Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter and pianist
  • 28th » Alan Smith (footballer born 1980) known as Alan Smith, English footballer
  • 29th » Ben Foster, American actor
  • 29th » Nadejda Ostrovskaya, Belarusian tennis player
  • 29th » Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
  • 29th » B. J. Sams (American football) named B. J. Sams, American football player
  • 30th » Sarah Carter, Canadian actress and singer
  • 30th » Jon Foo, English actor and martial artist
  • 30th » Choi Hong-man, South Korean wrestler and mixed martial artist
  • 30th » Kareem Rush, American basketball player
  • 31st » Samaire Armstrong, Japanese-American actress
  • 31st » Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
  • 31st » Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
  • 31st » Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor
  • 31st » Nicole Neumann, Argentine fashion model, actress and vedette

Famous Deaths for October 1980

  • 3rd » Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
  • 6th » Hattie Jacques, English actress (b. 1922)
  • 6th » Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
  • 15th » Mikhail Lavrentyev, Russian physicist and mathematician (b. 1900)
  • 15th » Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete) named Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1896)
  • 18th » Edwin Way Teale, American photographer and author (b. 1899)
  • 21st » Hans Asperger, Austrian physician and psychologist (b. 1906)
  • 25th » Virgil Fox, American organist (b. 1912)
  • 25th » Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1921)
  • 27th » Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1924)
  • 27th » John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
  • 29th » Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1911)
  • 31st » Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)

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