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In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]
1980Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter[†]
Nadia Ali is a Libyan-American singer and songwriter. Ali gained prominence in 2001 as the frontwoman and songwriter of the group iiO after their debut single "Rapture" gained significant success in Europe, most notably the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 2001. Their 2006 single, "Is It Love?", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
1980Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Dominic Moore is a Canadian professional ice hockey analyst and former player. He last played for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), and played nearly 900 National Hockey League (NHL) games. Initially drafted in the third round, 95th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Moore also played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins. He is currently a game and studio analyst for the Utah Mammoth.
1980Tony Pashos, American football player[†]
Anthony George Pashos is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
1980Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Brandan Schieppati is an American musician. He is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through and a former guitarist/songwriter of the fellow Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions, for which he played from 1997 to 2002. He is also a bodybuilder, personal trainer and "Rise Above Fitness" gym owner. He was strictly straight edge from an early age until his late twenties. Why not mention the fact that he’s a great baseball player; drafted by the expos?!
1980Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress[†]
Hannah Simone is a British-Canadian actress from London, television host, and former VJ and fashion model. She portrayed Cece Parikh on the Fox sitcom New Girl.
With their $275,000 stone Colonial home in Scarsdale unsold since they first placed it on the market in February, Noemi and Daniel Mattis suddenly found themselves in the enviable position of being able to choose between two offers a few weeks ago. They have since sold the house and are now off to live in Salt Lake City, as planned.
Air travel is still a pleasure to many people, but passengers increasingly recount tales of discomfort, much of it severe, and of difficulty in obtaining restitution. Here are some examples:
THE Legislature is expected to conduct hearings soon into the July 26 fire at the Brinley Inn in Bradley Beach in which 23 persons died.
THE Long Island tourist industry is booming this summer, with Islanders and off-Islanders flocking to the beaches in record numbers.
SUMMERTIME and the living is easy? Not for a growing num ber of people, according to family-relations experts. They say the economic downturn is leaving some county residents of all social classes and ethnic groups with fewer of the luxuries they have long been accus tomed to--luxuries such as a family vacation, summer camp for a child or a weekend away for parents.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2--The Senate Democratic leader, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, in a sharp break with President Carter, today endorsed an "open" Democratic convention by urging Democrats to reject a rule that would bind delegates to vote for certain candidates.
MOSCOW, Aug. 2--An unidentified person was seen engulfed in flames on Red Square today in a mysterious incident just after noon as crowds lined up to visit Lenin's Mausoleum outside the Kremlin on the day before the closing ceremony of the Moscow Olympics.
FOR decades, the American economy has ridden up and down on business cycles. With each cycle, interest rates have soared, peaking at levels above those of the previous cycle. And when they have descended, it was not quite to the previous lows.
DETROIT, Aug. 2--Thomas Hearns left none of his power in a sauna bath this morning and captured the World Boxing Association welterweight title with a stunning second-round knockout of Pipino Cuevas of Mexico.
MOSCOW, Aug. 2--The thrill seemed gone, and the jab, which John Tate once described as a "steering wheel," no longer drove with authority. But Teofilo Stevenson still managed to win a third consecutive heavyweight boxing title today at the XXII Olympic Summer Games.
BOLOGNA, Italy, Aug. 2--An explosion demolished a wing of the central train station in this city in north-central Italy today, killing more than 80 people and injuring more than 200.
JERUSALEM, July 28--At dawn on every working day a remarkable migration takes place across the lines of ArabJewish hostility.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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