What Happened In April 1980 In History

Historical Events for April, 1980

• 2nd » United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act in an effort to help the U.S. economy rebound.
• 7th » The United States severs relations with the Iran called Islamic Republic of Iran.
• 9th » The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
• 20th » Climax of Berber Spring in Algeria as hundreds of Berber people called Berber political activists are arrested.
• 24th » Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• 30th » Beatrix of the Netherlands or Beatrix becomes Queen of the Netherlands.
• 30th » The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1980

• 1st » Dennis Kruppke, German footballer
• 1st » Randy Orton, American wrestler and actor
• 1st » Bijou Phillips, American actress and singer
• 1st » Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• 2nd » Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
• 2nd » Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 2nd » Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver (d. 2004)
• 2nd » Cristian Lizzori, Italian footballer
• 2nd » Carlos Salcido, Mexican footballer
• 4th » Johnny Borrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Razorlight and The Libertines)
• 4th » Trevor Moore, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 4th » Eric Steinbach, American football player
• 4th » Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
• 5th » Erik Audé, American actor, stuntman, and poker player
• 5th » Matt Bonner, American basketball player
• 5th » David Chocarro, Argentinian baseball player and actor
• 5th » Mary Katharine Ham, American journalist
• 5th » Lee Jae-won, South Korean actor and singer (H.O.T. and jtL)
• 5th » Joris Mathijsen, Dutch footballer
• 6th » Matthew Carey, American actor
• 6th » Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper
• 6th » Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish skier
• 7th » Ourasi, French race horse (d. 2013)
• 7th » Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer
• 7th » David Otunga, American wrestler, actor, and lawyer
• 8th » Ben Freeman, English actor
• 8th » Manuel Ortega (singer) called Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
• 8th » Katee Sackhoff, American actress
• 8th » Justin Smith (American actor) called Justin Smith, American actor
• 9th » Clueso, German singer-songwriter and producer
• 9th » Sarah Ayton, English sailor
• 9th » Yoanna House, American model
• 9th » Jerko Leko, Croatian footballer
• 9th » Ryan Northcott, Canadian actor
• 9th » Isabelle Severino, French gymnast and actress
• 9th » Rachel Specter, American actress
• 9th » Lee Yo-won, South Korean actress
• 10th » Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
• 10th » Charlie Hunnam, English actor and screenwriter
• 10th » Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer
• 10th » Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
• 10th » Sabrina A. Parisi, Italian-American model, actress, and fashion designer
• 10th » Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Lifehouse (band) called Lifehouse)
• 11th » Festus Baise, Nigerian-Hong Kong footballer
• 11th » Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer
• 11th » Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
• 12th » Argo Aadli, Estonian actor
• 12th » Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter (Westlife)
• 12th » Erik Mongrain, Canadian guitarist and composer
• 13th » Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » Jana Cova, Czech porn actress and model
• 13th » Kelli Giddish, American actress
• 13th » Jason Maguire, Irish jockey
• 13th » Alan Melikdjanian, Latvian-American actor, director, and producer
• 13th » Quentin Richardson, American basketball player
• 14th » Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Arcade Fire)
• 14th » Claire Coffee, American actress
• 15th » Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys and Drummer (band) called Drummer)
• 15th » James Foster (cricketer) e.g James Foster, English cricketer
• 15th » Raül López, Spanish basketball player
• 15th » Willie Mason, Australian rugby player
• 15th » Aida Mollenkamp, American chef and author
• 15th » Víctor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
• 15th » Fränk Schleck, Luxembourger cyclist
• 15th » Billy Yates (American football) e.g Billy Yates, American football player
• 16th » Jake Andrews, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 16th » Jens Hartwig, German actor
• 16th » Paul London, American wrestler
• 16th » Juliette Marquis, Ukrainian actress, model, and ballerina
• 16th » Adriana Sage, Mexican-American porn actress and model
• 17th » Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
• 17th » Fabián Andrés Vargas, Colombian footballer
• 17th » Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
• 18th » Rabiu Afolabi, Nigerian footballer
• 18th » Carolina Crescentini, Italian actress
• 18th » Justin Levens, American mixed martial artist (d. 2008)
• 18th » Laura Mennell, Canadian actress
• 18th » Robyn Regehr, Canadian ice hockey player
• 18th » Priit Võigemast, Estonian actor
• 19th » Jason Blaine, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 19th » Robyn Regehr, Brazilian-Canadian ice hockey player
• 19th » Alexis Thorpe, American actress
• 20th » Gunta Baško, Latvian basketball player
• 20th » Chris Duffy (baseball) or Chris Duffy, American baseball player
• 20th » Arin Paul, Indian director and screenwriter
• 20th » Jasmin Wagner, German singer, actress, and model
• 21st » Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
• 21st » Hiro Shimono, Japanese voice actor
• 21st » Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 21st » Tony Romo, American football player
• 22nd » Igor Budan, Croatian footballer
• 22nd » Clarke Dermody, New Zealand rugby player
• 22nd » Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
• 22nd » Courtney Friel, American journalist
• 22nd » Carlos Hernández (pitcher) named Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• 22nd » Kora Karvouni, Greek actress
• 22nd » Aaron Michael Metchik, American actor
• 23rd » Yana Gupta, Czech model and actress
• 24th » Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
• 24th » Karen Asrian, Armenian chess player (d. 2008)
• 24th » Danny Gokey, American singer-songwriter
• 24th » Reagan Gomez-Preston, American actress
• 24th » Austin Nichols, American actor and director
• 25th » Ben Johnston (Scottish musician) e.g Ben Johnston, Scottish drummer and songwriter (Biffy Clyro)
• 25th » James Johnston (Scottish musician) named James Johnston, Scottish bass player and songwriter (Biffy Clyro)
• 25th » Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor
• 25th » Bruce Martin (cricketer) called Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer
• 25th » Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
• 25th » Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
• 26th » Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress
• 26th » Marlon King, English footballer
• 26th » Anna Mucha, Polish actress
• 26th » Channing Tatum, American actor and producer
• 26th » Marnette Patterson, American actress
• 27th » Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
• 27th » Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
• 27th » Christian Lara (footballer) named Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
• 27th » Ananda Mikola, Indonesian race car driver
• 28th » Karolina Gočeva, Macedonian singer
• 28th » Josh Howard, American basketball player
• 28th » Bradley Wiggins, Belgian-English cyclist
• 29th » Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player
• 29th » Kian Egan, Irish singer-songwriter (Westlife)
• 29th » Luciano Milo, Italian ice dancer
• 29th » Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player
• 29th » Magdalena Tul, Polish singer-songwriter
• 30th » Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player
• 30th » Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

Famous Deaths for April 1980

• 4th » Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)
• 7th » Maria Michi, Italian actress (b. 1921)
• 9th » Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, Iraqi cleric and philosopher (b. 1935)
• 10th » Kay Medford, American actress (b. 1914)
• 12th » Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker player (b. 1895)
• 12th » William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)
• 13th » Markus Höttinger, Austrian race car driver (b. 1956)
• 13th » Karl Stegger, Danish actor (b. 1913)
• 15th » Raymond Bailey, American actor (b. 1904)
• 15th » Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
• 16th » Morris Stoloff, American composer (b. 1898)
• 20th » M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1924)
• 21st » Alexander Oparin, Russian biochemist (b. 1894)
• 21st » Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)
• 22nd » Jane Froman, American actress and singer (b. 1907)
• 22nd » Fritz Strassmann, German chemist (b. 1902)
• 24th » Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban author (b. 1904)
• 25th » Katia Mann, German wife of Thomas Mann (b. 1883)
• 26th » Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress (b. 1893)
• 28th » Tommy Caldwell (musician) named Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (The Marshall Tucker Band) (b. 1949)
• 29th » Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (b. 1899)
• 30th » Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1898)

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