2nd » Michael Myers (politician) Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be Expulsion from the United States Congress expelled since the American Civil War Civil War.
9th » Pope John Paul II shakes hands with the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
9th » Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot.
10th » 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.
10th » FMLN was founded in El Salvador.
17th » As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican
24th » The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity (Polish trade union) named Solidarity trade union.
25th » Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.