October 10th (1980) was a Friday. It's the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 10th October, 1980
» A magnitude 7.3 1980 El Asnam earthquake or earthquake occurs in the Algerian town of Chlef e.g El Asnam. 3,500 die and 300,000 are left homeless.
» FMLN was founded in El Salvador.
Famous Birthdays on October 10 in 1980
» Sherine, Egyptian singer and actress
» Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player
» Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
» Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
» Tim Maurer, American singer-songwriter (Suburban Legends)
» Lynn Hung, Hong Kong actress
October 10th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
» Saint Cerbonius or Cerbonius
» Paulinus of York (in England)
» Viktor of Xanten
» Vida Dutton Scudder (Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Thomas Traherne (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Arbor Day (Poland)
» Double Ten Day (The National Day of Taiwan), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912
» Fiji Week named Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970
» Flag days in Finland known as Finnish Literature Day (Finland)
» Public holidays in North Korea named Party Foundation Day (North Korea)
» Tau Epsilon Phi Founders Day (International observance called International)
» International observance October named World Day Against Death Penalty (International observances e.g International)