Births - June 1980:

Deaths - June 1980:

1980 (12 jun)     Milburn Stone actor (Doc-Gunsmoke), dies at 75
1980 (27 jun)     Steve Peregrin Took percussionist (T-Rex), dies at 31
1980 (28 jun)     Herbie Faye comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 81

News & Events - June 1980

1980 (01 jun)     Barbra Striesand appears at an ACLU Benefit in Calif
1980 (01 jun)     H Debehogne discovers asteroids #2543 Machado & #3411
1980 (01 jun)     Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting
1980 (03 jun)     Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35
1980 (03 jun)     ESPN begins televising college world series games
1980 (03 jun)     Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination
1980 (05 jun)     Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
1980 (06 jun)     Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title
1980 (07 jun)     John McEnroe beats Bj”rn B”rg for US Open
1980 (07 jun)     Temperance Hill wins Belmont Stakes (50:1 long shot)
1980 (07 jun)     Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter
1980 (09 jun)     Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine
1980 (09 jun)     Phillies & SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM
1980 (09 jun)     Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth
1980 (11 jun)     E Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge
1980 (11 jun)     K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service (SF)
           #2614 Torrence
           C Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2459 Spellmann, #2511 Patterson &
1980 (12 jun)     Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests
1980 (13 jun)     Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
1980 (13 jun)     Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
1980 (13 jun)     UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1980 (14 jun)     E Bowell discovers asteroid #2937 Gibbs, #2938 Hopi & #3160 Angerhofer
1980 (15 jun)     Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
1980 (17 jun)     C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2586 Matson
1980 (18 jun)     "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd & John Belushi premiers
1980 (18 jun)     C Shoemaker discovers asteroid #2891 McGetchin
1980 (18 jun)     E Bowell discovers asteroid #2569 Madeline
1980 (18 jun)     Mrs Shakuntala Devi mentally multiplies 2 13-digit #s in 28 sec
1980 (20 jun)     Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray
           Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision
1980 (22 jun)     Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
1980 (24 jun)     Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, 1st horse to win $2 million
1980 (27 jun)     Dodger's Jerry Reuss' no-hits SF Giants 8-0
1980 (28 jun)     NYC transit fare rises from 50cents to 60 cents