Notable Events of 1980

1. U.S. fails to rescue hostages in Iran
2. U.S. boycotts Moscow Summer Olympics
3. Mount St. Helens erupts
4. Who Shot JR?
5. Ronald Reagan elected as 40th U.S. president
6. John Lennon assassinated by Mark Chapman
7. Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
8. Titanic wreckage found
9. Beirut Marines Attack

Notable Passings in 1980

• Avery, Tex (1909-1980)

• Bonham, John "Bonzo" (1948-1980) - Led Zeppelin drummer

• Durante, Jimmy (1893-1980)

• Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980) - Master of Suspense

• Janssen, David (1930-1980)

• Lennon, John (1940-1980) - musician/singer from the Beatles

• McQueen, Steve (1930-1980)

• Owens, Jesse (1913-1980)

• Sanders, Colonel Harland (1890-1980) - founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

• Sellers, Peter (1925-1980) - actor, "Jacques Clouseau" in Pink Panther movies

• West, Mae (1890-1980)