December 1980 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1980 Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in Cementing Relationships
• 02 Dec 1980 Four American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador.
• 03 Dec 1980 New York Federal jury finds Reps Thompson D-New Jersey and Murphy, D-NY, guilty
• 04 Dec 1980 English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th.
• 06 Dec 1980 Jim Bakker rapes Jessica Hahn
• 08 Dec 1980 John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is murdered by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of The Dakota apartment building in New York City.
• 10 Dec 1980 Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth.
• 11 Dec 1980 Dirk Wellham scores 100 on first-class debut, New South Wales versus Victoria.
• 12 Dec 1980 USA's copyright law amended to include computer programs.
• 13 Dec 1980 Perfectly Frank closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 16 performances
• 14 Dec 1980 Onward Victoria opens / closes at Martin Beck NYC for 1 performance
• 15 Dec 1980 New York Yankees' Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, ten years $15 million.
• 16 Dec 1980 US President-elect Ronald Reagan announces Alexander Haig as Secretary of State.
• 17 Dec 1980 Mauritania provisional constitution published.
• 18 Dec 1980 Vietnam adopts constitution.
• 19 Dec 1980 Anguilla becomes a British dependency separate from Saint Kitts.
• 20 Dec 1980 USSR formally announces death of Alexei Kosygin.
• 21 Dec 1980 Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions.
• 22 Dec 1980 US President-elect Ronald Reagan appoints Jean Kirkpatrick (UN delegate) and James Watt (Interior).
• 24 Dec 1980 Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds
• 26 Dec 1980 Richard Chase, the "Vampire of Sacramento," kills himself by overdose on San Quentin prison death row (born 1950).
• 27 Dec 1980 Calvin Murphy (Rockets) begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78
• 28 Dec 1980 MTxico terminates fishing agreements with US.
• 29 Dec 1980 Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vandenberg AFB to Launch Complex 39A
• 30 Dec 1980 Wonderful World of Disney, last performance on NBC-TV
• 31 Dec 1980 Senegal President Leopold Senghor resigns.

Famous Birthday

• Christina Aguilera

  American singer, songwriter, and actress.

• Jake Gyllenhaal

  American actor featured in "October Sky" and nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best actor in "Donnie Darko", and for a "Best...

• Eliza Dushku

  American actress who began performing professionally at age 11 when her first movie, "One Hot Summer" was released, August 1992.

• Elodie Gossuin
• Jenna Dewan

  American actress.

• Sandra Lou
• Dan Bilzerian
• Anna Chlumsky

  Movie Actress.

• Jessica Paré
• Simon Helberg

  American actor.

• Vanessa Ferlito

  American actress.

• Budapest (Hungary)
• Chris Carmack

  American actor.

• Marla Sokoloff

  American actress.

• John Terry

  Soccer Player.

• John Terry

  Soccer Player.

• Richie McCaw

  Rugby Player.

• Arthur Jugnot

  French stage and film actor, and magician, son of comedian Gérard Jugnot.

• Renaud Écalle
• Claire Barsacq
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Famous Deaths

• Marshall McLuhan

  Canadian cultural philosopher, dies at age 69 (born 1911).

• Raoul Walsh

  US director (High Sierra), dies at about age 88.

• Alexei Kosygin

  Russian soldier and politician 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980).

• Dick Kallman

  Brooklyn, New York -- Actor (Borned to Be Loved, Verboten!).

• Jean Lesage

  Canadian lawyer and politician 11th Premier of Quebec (d. 1980).

• Tim Hardin

  American singer ("Bird on a Wire"), dies of a drug overdose at age 39 (born 1941).

• Marc Connelly

  Playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90.

• Alexei N Kosygin

  Soviet Prime Minister (1964-80), suffers a fatal heart attack at age 76.

• Louis Neefs

  Belgian singer, dies at age 43.

• Jersey calf that lived 222 days with an artificial heart

  dies.

• Dimitrios Partsalidis

  Greek politician (Born 1905).

• Stanis?awa Walasiewicz

  Polish-born athlete (Born 1911).

• Kostas Biris

  Greek architect, city planner and folklorist (Born 1899).

• Sam Levene

  Actor (Purple Heart, Designing Women), dies at 75.

• Colonel Sanders

  American fast food entrepreneur (Born 1890).

• Karl Donitz

  German naval admiral, and last leader of Nazi Germany (Born 1891).

• Romain Gary

  French diplomat, novelist, film director and World War II aviator of Litvak origin.

• Fred Emney

  London, England -- Actor (Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino).

• Elston Howard

  New York Yankees catcher (first black New York Yankees player/1963 American League Most Valuable Player).

• Tony Smith

  American sculptor and educator (d. 1980).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Kenny Rogers - Lady
2. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
3. Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say
4. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
5. Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Abba - Super Trouper
2. St Winifred's School Choir - There's No One Quite Like Grandma
3. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
4. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
5. Madness - Embarrassment