June 1980 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1980?

Events

01 Jun 1980 1st transmission of CNN, Cable News Network
03 Jun 1980 Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination
05 Jun 1980 Soyuz T-2 carries two cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station.
07 Jun 1980 Billy Bishop Goes to War closes at Morosco NYC after 12 performances
08 Jun 1980 26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little
09 Jun 1980 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn
10 Jun 1980 A Unabomber bomb injures United Airlines president Percy Wood in Lake Forest, Illinois.
11 Jun 1980 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service
12 Jun 1980 Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests
13 Jun 1980 Deborah Harry / Meat Loaf film, Roadie, premieres
14 Jun 1980 Theme From NY, New York by Frank Sinatra hits #32
15 Jun 1980 Fearless Frank opens at Princess Theater NYC for 12 performances
16 Jun 1980 Blues Brothers, premieres in Chicago
17 Jun 1980 Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour
18 Jun 1980 Blues Brothers with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi premieres
19 Jun 1980 Battle between police and demonstrators in Cape Town, 34 killed
20 Jun 1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2
22 Jun 1980 Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
23 Jun 1980 David Letterman Show, debuts on NBC-TV daytime
24 Jun 1980 Affirmed wins $500,000 Hollywood Cup, first horse to win $2 million.
25 Jun 1980 Fearless Frank closes at Princess Theater NYC after 12 performances
26 Jun 1980 Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the sea near Palermo after an explosion occurs in the air 81 people die. A bomb or a missile is suspected to be the cause of the accident but no culprits are ever found.
27 Jun 1980 1st female state police graduates
28 Jun 1980 New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents
29 Jun 1980 Sweeney Todd closes at Uris Theater NYC after 557 performances
30 Jun 1980 West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt visits Moscow
03 Jun 1980 An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists.