August 1980 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1980.
The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1980: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1980?
Events
- 01 Aug 1980 Waldemar Cierpinski wins 19th olympics marathon (2:11:03
- 02 Aug 1980 Fascist bomb attack on Bologna Italy train station, 86 killed
- 03 Aug 1980 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, USSR
- 04 Aug 1980 John andYoko begin recording Double Fantasy
- 05 Aug 1980 Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager
- 07 Aug 1980 Hurricane Allen ravages Caribisch area, about 70 killed
- 08 Aug 1980 LBV Conference Center and Club Lake Villas open
- 09 Aug 1980 Belgian constitution revised
- 10 Aug 1980 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York
- 11 Aug 1980 Angola revises its constitution
- 13 Aug 1980 Suriname President Johan Ferrier ousted
- 14 Aug 1980 17,000 workers strike in Gdansk, Poland
- 16 Aug 1980 Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath
- 17 Aug 1980 Blackstone closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 104 performances
- 19 Aug 1980 George Brett ends hitting streak at 30
- 20 Aug 1980 Mt Everest climbed by Italian Reinhold Messner, alone
- 21 Aug 1980 Linda Ronstadt opens in Pirates of Penzance on Broadway
- 22 Aug 1980 Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale
- 24 Aug 1980 Beth Daniel wins Columbia Savings LPGA Golf Classic
- 25 Aug 1980 42nd Street opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 3486 performances
- 26 Aug 1980 Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick
- 27 Aug 1980 Chon Doo Hwan elected President of South Korea
- 31 Aug 1980 Oklahoma! closes at Palace Theater NYC after 301 performances
- 01 Aug 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1980?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Olivia Newton-John - Magic
- Christopher Cross - Sailing
- Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
- Diana Ross - Upside Down
- Elton John - Little Jeannie
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
- Abba - The Winner Takes It All
- Odyssey - Use It Up And Wear It Out
- Diana Ross - Upside Down
- Stacy Lattisaw - Jump To The Beat
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1980?
Kane & Abel
By: Jeffrey Archer
William Lowell Kane, and Abel Rosnovski were both born on the same day. One was the son of a Boston millionaire while the other was a penniless Polish immigrant. Two men were born on the opposite sides of the Atlantic …
Will
By: G. Gordon Liddy
From soldier to Washington insider, from a prisoner who preferred to be held in a prison than to betray his principles to a writer and radio personality at the top, G.
Music For Chameleons
By: Truman Capote
Truman Capote's gems of reporting capture true stories and real people with the same stylistic brilliance we expect from great fiction.
Nothing Down
By: Robert G. Allen
Robert Allen's Nothing Down For the '90s is a bestseller that has sold more than one million copies. It may have helped more people to succeed in real estate than any other book.
Managing In Turbulent Times
By: Peter Drucker
The author says that this book "is about action rather than understanding, with actions rather than decisions, and with analysis rather than analysis." It focuses on strategies to make rapid changes more exciting and to create new opportunities.