What happened on Monday December 29, 1980?

About December 29th, 1980, in brief:

  • Historical events: The first Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia (STS-1), was transported from Vandenberg Air Force Base to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, marking a significant milestone in NASA's Space Shuttle program preparation.
  • Day of the week: December 29th, 1980 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Capricorn (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: Please Don't Go by K.C and the Sunshine Band
  • #1 UK song: There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St Winifred's School Choir
  • Popular movie: Inferno directed by Ron Howard

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December 29, 1980: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 29, 1980:

  • Space Shuttle STS-1 Relocation The first Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia (STS-1), was transported from Vandenberg Air Force Base to Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, marking a significant milestone in NASA's Space Shuttle program preparation.
  • Death of Roy Engle, TV Actor Roy Engle, a television actor known for his role as a Police Chief in the popular science fiction comedy series 'My Favorite Martian', passed away at the age of 67.

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December 29, 1980: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 29, 1980?


December 29, 1980 was a Monday and it was the 364th day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 29, 1980 can also be written as 12/29/1980 in the US and as 29/12/1980 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 29, 1980?


Famous people born on December 29, 1980:

  • Alice Rohrwacher
  • Nesli

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December 29, 1980: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 29, 1980:

  • Tim Hardin

    Influential American folk singer-songwriter known for his poignant music, who tragically died from a drug overdose at age 39.

  • Nadezhda Mandelstam

    Russian author and educator (b. 1899).

  • Irvin F. Westheimer

    American businessman and social reformer (b. 1879).

  • Nadežda Jakovlevna Mandel'štam
  • Oreste Cignoli
  • Luigi Lucotti

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December 29, 1980: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 29, 1980 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 29th and January 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 29, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 29, 1980 was Please Don't Go by K.C and the Sunshine Band, according to the music chart for the week December 29th and January 4th.

  1. - Please Don't Go youtube
  2. - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) youtube
  3. - Rock With You youtube
  4. - Send One Your Love youtube
  5. - Do That To Me One More Time youtube

December 29, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 29, 1980 was There's No One Quite Like Grandma by St Winifred's School Choir, according to the music chart for the week December 29th and January 4th.

  1. - There's No One Quite Like Grandma youtube
  2. - Another Brick In The Wall youtube
  3. - I Have A Dream youtube
  4. - Super Trouper youtube
  5. - Brass In Pocket youtube

December 29, 1980: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 29, 1980 was Rock With You by Michael Jackson, according to the music chart for the week December 29th and January 4th.

  1. - Rock With You youtube
  2. - Do You Love What You Feel
  3. - Move Your Boogie Body
  4. - I Wanna Be Your Lover
  5. - Send One Your Love youtube
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December 29, 1980: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 29th is Capricorn.

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Capricorn is the 10th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the Capricorn sign: discover Capricorn personality and who should a Capricorn marry.

Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 29, 1980: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 29, 1980 is Monkey and the associated element is Metal.

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December 29, 1980: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 29, 1980 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 29, 1980 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 29, 1980 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 36% full, rising at 11:52 pm and setting at 12:41 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 21, 1980 while the next full moon would come on Jan 20, 1981.

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How old is someone born on December 29, 1980?


Someone born on December 29, 1980 is:

44 years 3 months old,

or 531 months and 25 days old,

or 2312 weeks and 2 days old,

or 16186 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 29, 1980?

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 29, 1980?

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