Births - January 1980:

1980 (02 jan)     Stephanie Stiegler Santa Monica CA, pairs skater (& Zimmerman)
1980 (03 jan)     Angela Ruggiero ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-98)
1980 (05 jan)     Garette Patrick Ratliff actor (Return to Blue Lagoon)
1980 (21 jan)     Aubrie Rippner Los Angeles CA, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18)
1980 (23 jan)     Theresa Kulikowski Tacoma WA, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics-96)
1980 (25 jan)     Amanda Michelle Burns Miss West Virginia Teen-USA (1997)
1980 (28 jan)     Nick Carter singer (Backstreet Boys)
1980 (29 jan)     Jason James Richter Medford OR, actor (Free Willy)


Deaths - January 1980:

1980 (01 jan)     Frank Clifford Wykoff sprinter (Olympics-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
1980 (01 jan)     Pietro Nenni Italian politician (Socialists), dies at 88
1980 (02 jan)     Larry Williams rocker, dies at 44
1980 (03 jan)     Amos Milburn rocker, dies at 52
1980 (03 jan)     Axel Springer Jr German photographer, commits suicide at 38
1980 (03 jan)     Ivan Triesault actor (Von Ryan's Express, Desert Fox), dies at 81
1980 (03 jan)     Joy Adamson author (Born Free), killed by her servant at 69
1980 (07 jan)     Carl White rocker, dies
1980 (07 jan)     Sarah Selby actress (Tower of London), dies at 74
1980 (08 jan)     Oscar Ewing US government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90
1980 (10 jan)     George Meany labor leader, dies at 85
1980 (12 jan)     Hans Ebeling cricketer (Victory stalwart, bowled for Australia 1934), dies
1980 (13 jan)     André Kostelanetz Russian conductor, dies at 78
1980 (16 jan)     Anna van Wageningen-Salomons Dutch author (Unspoilt Dream), dies at 94
1980 (17 jan)     Barbara Britton actress (Pamela-Mr & Mrs North), dies at 59
1980 (18 jan)     Cecil Beaton British photographer, dies at 76
1980 (19 jan)     Richard Franko Goldman composer, dies at 69
1980 (19 jan)     William O Douglas member US Supreme court (1939-75), dies at 81
1980 (22 jan)     Iris Meredith actress (Lawless Land, Gambling Terror), dies at 64
1980 (25 jan)     David Newell actor (Dangerous Curves, White Heat), dies at 75
1980 (29 jan)     Jimmy Durante New York City NY, singer/comedian (Ink-a-dink-a-doo, Palooka, The Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86
1980 (29 jan)     Antonio Molina composer, dies at 85
1980 (30 jan)     Lil Dagover actress (Destiny, Spiders), dies at 82
1980 (30 jan)     Professor Longhair king of New Orleans music, dies at 61
1980 (31 jan)     J P Duminy cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wicket at 39 in 3 Test South Africa), dies

News & Events - January 1980 

1980 (01 jan)     Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship
1980 (01 jan)     Chrysler UK renamed Talbot
1980 (01 jan)     International Decade of Water & Sanitation begins
1980 (01 jan)     Sweden changes order of succession to throne
1980 (01 jan)     54th Australian Womens Tennis Barbara Jordan beats S Walsh (63 63)
1980 (01 jan)     Mob storms Russian embassy in Teheran
1980 (01 jan)     Premier Adbou Diouf becomes President of Senegal
1980 (02 jan)     68th Australian Men Tennis Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62)
1980 (03 jan)     Gold hits record $634 an ounce
1980 (04 jan)     President Carter announces US boycott of Moscow Olympics
1980 (06 jan)     Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat
1980 (06 jan)     "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St James Theater New York City NY after 105 performances
1980 (06 jan)     Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India
1980 (07 jan)     Minnesota ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends
1980 (08 jan)     Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0
1980 (08 jan)     NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports
1980 (09 jan)     63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
1980 (10 jan)     Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes & a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in the NHL
1980 (10 jan)     Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC
1980 (11 jan)     Debut of the Pretenders
1980 (12 jan)     Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games
1980 (13 jan)     "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City NY after 63 performances
1980 (13 jan)     Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
1980 (13 jan)     Togo's constitution becomes effective
1980 (14 jan)     "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akroyd & John Belushi opens
1980 (14 jan)     Shakuntala Devi, mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 seconds
1980 (15 jan)     Pam Gems' "Piaf!" premieres in London
1980 (16 jan)     Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
1980 (17 jan)     NASA launches Fltsatcom-3
1980 (18 jan)     Gold reaches $1,000 an ounce
1980 (18 jan)     Pink Floyd's "The Wall" hits #1
1980 (18 jan)     Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell & Ian Schrager sentenced to 3˝ years in prison for tax evasion & fined $20,000
1980 (20 jan)     President Jimmy Carter announces US boycott of Olympics in Moscow
1980 (20 jan)     Super Bowl XIV Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19 in Pasadena; Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, Quarterback
1980 (20 jan)     US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne
1980 (20 jan)     US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner
1980 (21 jan)     Gold hits record $850 an ounce
1980 (21 jan)     Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal
1980 (22 jan)     PGA begins a senior golf tour
1980 (22 jan)     Dissidents Andrei Sacharov & Jelena Bonner banished to Gorki
1980 (22 jan)     West Indies beat England 2-0 to win 1st World Series Cup
1980 (25 jan)     Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft
1980 (25 jan)     Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail & deported
1980 (25 jan)     Bani Sadr elected President of Iran
1980 (25 jan)     Dutch Government demands boycott of Olympics
1980 (26 jan)     175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro!
1980 (26 jan)     Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game
1980 (26 jan)     Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
1980 (26 jan)     Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4˝ minutes
1980 (27 jan)     "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City NY after 45 performances
1980 (27 jan)     10th NFL Pro Bowl NFC beats AFC 37-27
1980 (28 jan)     37th Golden Globes Dustin Hoffman & Sally Field wins
1980 (29 jan)     6 Iranian held US hostages escape with help of the Canadians
1980 (29 jan)     Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT
1980 (30 jan)     Edward Albee's "Lady from Dubuque" premieres in New York City NY
1980 (31 jan)     Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41