July 1980 calendar

July 1980
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1980: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1980?

Events

01 Jul 1980 Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo, Norway.
03 Jul 1980 1st US Seniors Golf Open: Roberto deVicenzo
04 Jul 1980 Nolan Ryan strikes out Ceasar Geronimo to record his 3000th career strike out.
05 Jul 1980 87th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats C Evert
06 Jul 1980 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
07 Jul 1980 Jineane Ford, (AZ) replaces S Weatherly (Miss Universe) as 29th Miss USA
08 Jul 1980 51st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, LA
09 Jul 1980 7 die in a stampede to see Pope in Brazil
10 Jul 1980 Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time.
11 Jul 1980 American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran
15 Jul 1980 A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over US$250 million in damage, and one person is killed.
16 Jul 1980 Polish railway workers block railway to Russia
17 Jul 1980 Bolivian military coup; general Garcia Meza becomes President
18 Jul 1980 Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly France
19 Jul 1980 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US and others boycott
20 Jul 1980 109th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 271 at Muirfield Gullane
21 Jul 1980 Jean-Claude Droyer climbs the Eiffel Tower in 2 hours 18 minutes.
23 Jul 1980 Billy Carter admits to being paid by Libya
24 Jul 1980 The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
25 Jul 1980 Train crash at Winsum, 9 die
27 Jul 1980 Palestinian throws hand grenade on Jewish children in Antwerp, 1 dead
30 Jul 1980 Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
31 Jul 1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges
08 Jul 1980 Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board.