Births - May 1980:
1980 (05 may) Bonnie Lynn Gagnon Miss New Hampshire Teen USA (1997)
1980 (06 may) Brooke Bennett 800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96)
1980 (06 may) Kasumi Takahashi Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1980 (09 may) Angela Nikodinov Spartanburg SC, figure skater (1997 Pacific Senior champion)
1980 (09 may) Tatewin Means Miss South Dakota Teen USA (1996)
1980 (11 may) Matthew Lawrence Philadelphia PA, actor (Dynasty, Matthew-Brotherly Love)
1980 (23 may) Sarah Louise Catherwood Christchurch New Zealand, 4x200 meter swimmer (Olympics-96)
1980 (24 may) Billy L Sullivan Long Island NY, actor (Will Pacino-Something So Right)
1980 (27 may) Jessica Deglau Vancouver British Columbia, 200 meter butterfly (Olympics-96)
1980 (28 may) Cheri Wheeler Miss Georgia Teen USA (1997)
1980 (29 may) Valérie Hould-Marchand Riviere-Du-Loup QU, synchronized swim (Olympics-silver-96)
Deaths
- May 1980:
1980 (02 may) Clarrie Grimmett cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies
1980 (04 may) Josip Broz Tito leader of Yugoslavia (1943-80), dies at 87
1980 (04 may) Kay Hammond actress (Blithe Spirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies in Brighton UK at 71
1980 (05 may) Edmond Vandercammen Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79
1980 (12 may) Lillian Roth actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies
1980 (14 may) Hugh Griffith actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67
1980 (14 may) Wilhelm Weismann composer, dies at 79
1980 (17 may) Joseph M "Joop" Lücker Dutch editor-in-chief (Volkskrant), dies at 65
1980 (18 may) Ian Curtis English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commits suicide at 23
1980 (20 may) Jack Walsh cricketer (at Wallsend)/commentator (NBN), dies
1980 (21 may) Ida Kaminska actress (Shop on Main Street), dies
1980 (30 may) Carl Radle bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment
1980 (30 may) Timmy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
News &
Events - May 1980
1980 (01 may) "Day in Hollywood, Night in Ukraine" opens at John Golden NYC for 588 performances
1980 (01 may) 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
1980 (01 may) American Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff)
1980 (01 may) Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff
1980 (02 may) Joseph Doherty & 3 other IRA men arrested for murder
1980 (02 may) Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa
1980 (02 may) Pope John Paul II begins African tour
1980 (02 may) US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1980 (03 may) 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02
1980 (03 may) Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st & final homerun
1980 (03 may) Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in American League & National League
1980 (04 may) Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning
1980 (04 may) Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC Women's Internationalional Golf Tournament
1980 (04 may) White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958
1980 (05 may) Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police stormed the building
1980 (07 may) Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried
1980 (07 may) Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC
1980 (08 may) Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game
1980 (08 may) World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated
1980 (09 may) 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge
1980 (10 may) "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
1980 (11 may) Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
1980 (11 may) Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in one inning for Phillies
1980 (12 may) 1st nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)
1980 (13 may) Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 homeruns in 5th inning vs New York Mets
1980 (14 may) "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 15 performances
1980 (14 may) Bucky Dent hits an inside the park homerun, Royals walk 14 Yankees including 5 with bases loaded, Yankees win 16-3
1980 (14 may) Department of Health & Human Services begins operation
1980 (14 may) Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II
1980 (15 may) 1st trans-US balloon crossing
1980 (15 may) Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
1980 (15 may) Shawn Weatherly, Sumter SC, crowned 29th Miss USA/Miss Universe-1980
1980 (16 may) 34th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
1980 (16 may) Brian May of rock group Queen collapses on stage with hepatitis
1980 (16 may) Former Buggles members Geoff Downes & Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson & Rick Wakeman in Yes
1980 (16 may) Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album
1980 (17 may) (Vivekananda Selva) Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on 1 foot for 33 hours
1980 (17 may) 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2
1980 (17 may) Major race riot in Miami FL - 16 killed, 300 injured
1980 (17 may) Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live
1980 (18 may) Belgium 3rd Government of Martens forms
1980 (18 may) China People's Republic launch 1st intercontinental rocket
1980 (18 may) Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
1980 (18 may) Fernando Belaunde Terry elected President of Peru
1980 (18 may) Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die
1980 (19 may) "Blackstone" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 104 performances
1980 (19 may) Ringo & Barbara Bach are involved in a car crash
1980 (20 may) 710 families in Love Canal area (Niagara Falls NY) are evacuated
1980 (20 may) Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss
1980 (20 may) Fire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaica, kills 157
1980 (20 may) In a referendum, 59.5% of Québec voters reject separatism
1980 (21 may) "Empire Strikes Back" premeires
1980 (21 may) Eintracht Frankfurt wins 9th UEFA Cup at Frankfurt
1980 (21 may) Ensign Jean Marie Butler is 1st woman to graduate from US service academy
1980 (22 may) Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue marry
1980 (23 may) ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton
1980 (24 may) "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56
1980 (24 may) Iran rejects a call to the World Court to release US hostages
1980 (24 may) Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
1980 (25 may) "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances
1980 (25 may) Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1980 (25 may) Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8")
1980 (26 may) Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8"
1980 (26 may) Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st National League-er to record 6, 1-hitters
1980 (26 may) Soyuz 36 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Hungarian) to Salyut 6
1980 (27 may) South Korean police ends people's uprising; 2,000 killed
1980 (28 may) 2 Oakland A's steal home in 1st inning
1980 (28 may) Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
1980 (28 may) Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid
1980 (29 may) "Billy Bishop Goes to War" opens at Morosco Theater NYC for 12 performances
1980 (29 may) 53rd National Spelling Bee: Jacques Bailly wins spelling elucubrate
1980 (29 may) Attempted assassination of Vernon Jordan Jr, National Urban League president
1980 (29 may) J Turners "Juliet & Her Nurse" sold for $6,400,000 in NYC
1980 (29 may) Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year
1980 (30 may) 1st papal visit to France since 1814
1980 (30 may) Tiger relief pitcher John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires
1980 (30 may) Turner's painting "Juliet & Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million
1980 (30 may) Twins Ken Landreaux ends his hitting streak after 31 games
1980 (31 may) "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band peaks at #38
1980 (31 may) Police & youthful rebels battle in Zurich