What Happened In September 1980 In History

Historical Events for September, 1980

• 1st » Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes President of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah.
• 11th » Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of president Pinochet.
• 16th » Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
• 17th » After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity (Polish trade union) called Solidarity is established.
• 17th » Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
• 18th » Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cubans known as Cuban) to Salyut 6 called Salyut 6 space station.
• 22nd » Iran–Iraq War e.g Iraq invades Iran.
• 26th » At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people died and 211 were injured.
• 30th » Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1980

• 1st » Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
• 1st » Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer (Ell & Nikki)
• 1st » Lara Pulver, English actress
• 1st » Chris Riggott, English footballer
• 1st » Sean Stewart (reality TV star) known as Sean Stewart, American singer-songwriter and model
• 2nd » Dany Sabourin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Danny Shittu, Nigerian footballer
• 2nd » Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese race car driver
• 3rd » B.G. (rapper) known as B.G., American rapper and actor (Chopper City Boyz and Cash Money Millionaires)
• 3rd » Daniel Bilos, Argentinian footballer
• 3rd » Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
• 3rd » Jennie Finch, American softball player
• 3rd » Justin Halpern, American blogger and author
• 3rd » Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Sum 41 and The Operation M.D.)
• 4th » Max Greenfield, American actor
• 4th » Tiffany Hyden, American ice dancer
• 4th » Pat Neshek, American baseball player
• 4th » Hitomi Shimatani, Japanese singer
• 5th » Franco Costanzo, Argentinian footballer
• 6th » Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer
• 6th » Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer
• 6th » Kerry Katona, English singer (Atomic Kitten)
• 6th » Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer
• 6th » Helen Reeves (kayaker) known as Helen Reeves, English canoe racer
• 6th » Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
• 7th » Emre Belözoğlu, Turkish footballer
• 7th » Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist
• 7th » Serhiy Chopyk, Ukrainian footballer
• 7th » Gabriel Milito, Argentinian footballer
• 7th » Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer
• 7th » Mark Prior, American baseball player
• 8th » Teruyuki Moniwa, Japanese footballer
• 8th » Slim Thug, American rapper and actor (Boss Hogg Outlawz)
• 9th » Todd Coffey, American baseball player
• 9th » Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (d. 2012)
• 9th » Michelle Williams (actress) called Michelle Williams, American actress and singer
• 10th » Michelle Alves, Brazilian model
• 10th » Jayam Ravi, Indian actor
• 11th » Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
• 11th » Dawit Kebede, Ethiopian journalist
• 11th » Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver
• 12th » Roda Antar, Sierra Leonean-Lebanese footballer
• 12th » Sean Burroughs, American baseball player
• 12th » Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• 12th » Gus G, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firewind, Dream Evil, and Mystic Prophecy)
• 12th » Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
• 12th » Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
• 12th » Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2011)
• 13th » Andreas Biermann, German footballer (d. 2014)
• 13th » Han Chae-young, South Korean actress
• 13th » Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
• 13th » Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
• 13th » Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
• 13th » Ben Savage, American actor and director
• 14th » Ayọ, German singer-songwriter and actress
• 15th » Tammie Brown, American drag queen performer and singer
• 15th » David Diehl, American football player
• 15th » Mike Dunleavy, Jr., American basketball player
• 15th » Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese singer, actress, and dancer
• 16th » Patrik Štefan, Czech ice hockey player
• 16th » Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer
• 17th » Dan Haren, American baseball player
• 17th » Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician
• 17th » Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer
• 18th » Jonathan Biss, American pianist and educator
• 18th » Mickey Higham, English rugby player
• 18th » Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
• 18th » Chris Tarrant (footballer) known as Chris Tarrant, Australian footballer
• 18th » Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player
• 19th » James Ellison (motorcycle racer) called James Ellison, English motorcycle racer
• 19th » Frances Houghton, English rower
• 19th » Amber Lancaster, American model and actress
• 19th » Sara Quin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tegan and Sara)
• 19th » Tegan Quin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tegan and Sara)
• 19th » Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player
• 20th » Mariacarla Boscono, Italian model
• 20th » Ryan Donowho, American actor and producer
• 20th » Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
• 20th » Jonathan Le Billon, English actor
• 20th » Mehrzad Marashi, Iranian-German singer
• 20th » Madison Young, American porn actress and director, founded Femina Potens Art Gallery
• 21st » Stacy Clark, American singer-songwriter
• 21st » Robert Hoffman (actor) e.g Robert Hoffman, American actor, dancer, and choreographer
• 21st » Kareena Kapoor Khan, Indian actress and singer
• 21st » Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
• 21st » Aleksa Palladino, American actress and singer
• 21st » Autumn Reeser, American actress
• 21st » Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
• 22nd » Ray Foley, Irish radio and television host
• 22nd » Fernanda Tavares, Brazilian model and actress
• 22nd » Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
• 23rd » Cameron Litvack, American screenwriter and producer
• 23rd » Matt White (musician) known as Matt White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 24th » Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist
• 24th » Woranut Bhirombhakdi, Thai actress
• 24th » Dean Canto, Australian race car driver
• 24th » Sabrine Maui, Filipino porn actress
• 24th » Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
• 24th » Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist
• 24th » John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
• 25th » T.I., American rapper, producer, and actor (P$C)
• 25th » Elio Germano, Italian actor and singer
• 25th » Chris Owen (actor) named Chris Owen, American actor and photographer
• 26th » Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
• 26th » Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
• 26th » Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 26th » Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 27th » Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Makuuchi Yokozuna e.g Yokozuna
• 27th » Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 28th » Marlon Parmer, American basketball player
• 29th » Patrick Agyemang, English footballer
• 29th » Dallas Green (musician) known as Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alexisonfire, City and Colour, and You+Me)
• 29th » Zachary Levi, American actor and director
• 30th » Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
• 30th » Simon Little, English bass player (The Divine Comedy (band) e.g The Divine Comedy)
• 30th » Milagros Sequera, Venezuelan tennis player

Famous Deaths for September 1980

• 1st » Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (b. 1913)
• 3rd » Dirch Passer, Danish actor, singer, and producer (b. 1926)
• 3rd » Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
• 5th » Don Banks, Australian composer (b. 1923)
• 8th » Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 9th » John Howard Griffin, American journalist and author (b. 1920)
• 15th » Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 16th » Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (b. 1896)
• 17th » Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (b. 1925)
• 18th » Katherine Anne Porter, American journalist and author (b. 1890)
• 20th » Hayashiya Sanpei I, Japanese actor (b. 1925)
• 24th » Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
• 25th » John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter (Led Zeppelin and Band of Joy) (b. 1948)
• 25th » Lewis Milestone, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
• 25th » Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (b. 1883)

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