What Happened In November 1980 In History

Historical Events for November, 1980

• 12th » The NASA space probe 'Voyager I' makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its Rings of Saturn called rings.
• 20th » Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.
• 23rd » 1980 Irpinia earthquake or A series of earthquakes in southern Italy kills approximately 3,000 people.
• 28th » Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy e.g Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day Iran e.g Navy Day.)

Famous Birthdays on November in 1980

• 2nd » Diego Lugano, Uruguayan footballer
• 2nd » Amos Roberts, Australian rugby player
• 2nd » Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress
• 3rd » Hans N. Andersen called Hans Anderson, Danish motorcycle racer
• 4th » Sabrina Colie, Jamaican-American actress
• 4th » Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby player
• 4th » Richard Owens, American football player
• 4th » Marcy Rylan, American actress
• 5th » Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver
• 5th » Eva González, Spanish model and actress, Miss Spain e.g Miss Spain 2003
• 5th » Andrei Korobeinik, Estonian computer programmer, businessman, and politician
• 5th » Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
• 7th » Karthik (singer) named Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter
• 7th » Sergio Bernardo Almirón, Argentinian footballer
• 7th » Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
• 7th » James Franklin (cricketer) named James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer
• 7th » Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer
• 8th » Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer
• 8th » Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Against Me!)
• 8th » Ana Vidović, Croatian guitarist
• 8th » Holly Walsh, English radio and television host
• 9th » James Harper (footballer) known as James Harper, English footballer
• 9th » Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder
• 9th » Vanessa Minnillo, Filipino-American television host and actress
• 10th » Danilo Belić, Serbian footballer
• 10th » Troy Bell, American basketball player
• 10th » Calvin Chen, Taiwanese singer and actor (Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band) named Fahrenheit)
• 10th » Agustín De La Canal, Argentinian footballer
• 10th » Jeroen Ketting, Dutch footballer
• 10th » Yevhen Lutsenko, Ukrainian footballer
• 10th » Matt Mullins, American actor, director, producer, and martial artist
• 10th » Donté Stallworth, American football player
• 11th » Jaeson Ma, American rapper, actor, and minister
• 11th » Willie Parker, American football player
• 11th » Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-German rugby player
• 12th » Trent Acid, American wrestler (d. 2010)
• 12th » Shaun Cooper (musician) e.g Shaun Cooper, American bass player (Taking Back Sunday, Straylight Run, and Destry (band) called Destry)
• 12th » Charlie Hodgson, English rugby player
• 12th » Ricky Sinz, American porn actor
• 13th » Monique Coleman, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 13th » Sara Del Rey, American wrestler
• 13th » François-Louis Tremblay, Canadian speed skater
• 14th » Brock Pierce, American actor
• 14th » Brooke Satchwell, Australian actress, model, and environmental spokesperson
• 15th » Kevin Staut, French horse rider
• 15th » Ace Young, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 16th » Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer
• 16th » Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
• 16th » Nicole Gius, Italian skier
• 16th » Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler
• 17th » Jay Bradley, American wrestler
• 17th » Isaac Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Hanson (band) called Hanson)
• 17th » Israel Idonije, Nigerian-Canadian football player
• 17th » Mercedes Martinez, American wrestler
• 18th » Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
• 18th » Mathew Baynton, English actor and singer
• 18th » Luke Chadwick, English footballer
• 18th » Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 18th » François Duval, Belgian race car driver
• 18th » Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
• 18th » Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Thrice)
• 18th » Junichi Okada, Japanese singer and actor (V6 (band) or V6)
• 19th » Courtney Anderson, American football player
• 19th » Andrew Copson, English businessman
• 19th » Otis Grigsby, American football player
• 19th » Vladimir Radmanovic, Serbian basketball player
• 19th » Adele Silva, English actress
• 20th » James Chambers (English footballer) called James Chambers, English footballer
• 21st » Hank Blalock, American baseball player
• 21st » Alec Brownstein, American author and director
• 21st » Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
• 21st » Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
• 22nd » David Artell, English footballer
• 22nd » Shawn Fanning, American businessman, founded Napster
• 22nd » Rait Keerles, Estonian basketball player
• 22nd » Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian high jumper
• 23rd » Ishmael Beah, Sierra Leonean-American soldier and author
• 23rd » David Britz, American nanotechnologist and engineer
• 23rd » Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player
• 24th » Beth Phoenix, American wrestler
• 25th » Valerie Azlynn, American actress
• 25th » John-Michael Liles, American ice hockey player
• 25th » Josh Mathews, American wrestler and sportscaster
• 25th » Aaron Mokoena, South African footballer
• 25th » Alviro Petersen, South African cricketer
• 25th » Murray SawChuck, Canadian-American magician, comedian, and actor
• 25th » Nick Swisher, American baseball player
• 25th » Steffen Thier, German rugby player
• 26th » Jason Griffith, American voice actor
• 26th » Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor (Arashi)
• 26th » Jackie Trail, American tennis player
• 27th » Jackie Greene, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 27th » Veronika Portsmuth, Estonian singer and conductor
• 27th » Michael Yardy, English cricketer
• 28th » Lisa Middelhauve, German singer-songwriter (Xandria)
• 28th » Stuart Taylor (footballer born 1980) named Stuart Taylor, English footballer
• 29th » Janina Gavankar, American actress and musician
• 29th » Chun Jung-myung, South Korean actor
• 29th » Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek politician
• 29th » Brian Wolfe, American baseball player
• 30th » Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
• 30th » Shane Victorino, American baseball player

Famous Deaths for November 1980

• 7th » Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (b. 1930)
• 15th » Bill Lee (singer) or Bill Lee, American playback singer and vocal actor (b. 1916)
• 16th » Jayan, Indian navy officer and actor (b. 1938)
• 18th » Conn Smythe, Canadian soldier, ice hockey player, and businessman (b. 1895)
• 20th » John McEwen, Australian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)
• 21st » Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
• 22nd » Jules Léger, Canadian politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (b. 1913)
• 22nd » Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1901)
• 22nd » Mae West, American actress, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 24th » Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
• 24th » George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1895)
• 27th » F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect, designed the Villa Vizcaya (b. 1882)
• 29th » Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist, co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement (b. 1897)
• 29th » George J. Maloof, Sr., American businessman (b. 1923)

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