Births - July 1980:
Deaths - July 1980:
1980 (06 jul) Gail Patrick actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69
1980 (07 jul) Reginald Gardiner actor (Great Dictator), dies at 77
1980 (11 jul) Peggy Knudson acttress (April-So This is Hollywood), dies at 57
1980 (12 jul) John W Davis Pres (WV State college), dies at 92
1980 (15 jul) Eddie Jackson comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84
1980 (17 jul) Donald Barry actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68
1980 (24 jul) Peter Sellers dies at 54
1980 (27 jul) Shah Mohammed Reza Pahavala of Iran, dies in Cairo at 60
1980 (30 jul) Charles McGraw actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family), dies at 66
News &
Events - July 1980
1980 (01 jul) Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo
1980 (02 jul) Grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement
1980 (03 jul) 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0
1980 (07 jul) 1st solar-powered aircraft crosses English Channel
1980 (07 jul) Az Judge Sandra Day O'Connor 1st female nominated to Supreme Court
1980 (07 jul) Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
1980 (08 jul) NL beats AL 4-2 in 51st All Star Game (Dodger Stadium LA Calif)
1980 (09 jul) 7 die in a stampede to see the pope in Brazil
1980 (09 jul) Walt Disney's "The Fox & The Hound" released
1980 (10 jul) Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I Queen
1980 (10 jul) Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5ř C temp
1980 (11 jul) American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran
1980 (15 jul) Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record
1980 (16 jul) Ronald Reagan nominated for Pres by Republicans in Detroit
1980 (17 jul) Ronald Reagan formally accepts Republican nomination for president
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1980 (18 jul) Billy Joel's Glass Houses album tops charts
1980 (18 jul) Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit
1980 (19 jul) 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott
1980 (19 jul) David Bowie appears in role of Elephant Man in Denver
1980 (19 jul) Moscow Summer Olympics begin, US & others boycott
1980 (21 jul) Jean-Claude Droyer climbs the Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins
1980 (23 jul) Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya
1980 (23 jul) River of No Return Wilderness Area designated by Jimmy Carter
1980 (23 jul) Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6
1980 (28 jul) Fernando BelaŁnde Terry becomes president of Peru
1980 (30 jul) British New Hebrides becomes independent & takes name Vanuatu
1980 (31 jul) John Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges
1980 (31 jul) Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36