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1980Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist[†]
Daniele Bennati is an Italian former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo, De Nardi–Colpack, Phonak, Lampre–Fondital, Liquigas–Doimo, RadioShack–Nissan, Tinkoff and Movistar Team squads.
1980Dean Canto, Australian race car driver[†]
Dean Justin Canto is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver. Best noted as a Supercars driver, Canto was the inaugural winner of the second-tier V8 Supercar development series in 2000, and the first to become a multiple-champion five years later. Canto has been a regular in the main Supercars Championship for a variety of teams racing both full-time and as a part-time endurance race co-driver.
1980Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer[†]
Petri Pasanen is a Finnish football coach, TV studio presenter and a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was most comfortable as centre-back, but also played right-back and left-back as well. Pasanen began his senior career in his native Finland before moving to Ajax. He spent most of his career at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen which he represented in the UEFA Champions League in multiple seasons, and in the 2009 UEFA Cup Final. At international level, he made 76 appearances for the Finland national team scoring one goal.
1980Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist[†]
Victoria Louise Pendleton is a British former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion. With two Olympic gold medals and one silver, Pendleton is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians.
1980John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer[†]
John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian former professional footballer and coach.
1980Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1896)[†]
Theodor Luts was an Estonian film director and cinematographer, brother of classic writer Oskar Luts. Theodor Luts was the first major figure of Estonian cinematography
Even before the last strip of concrete is put down and the last bucket of asphalt is poured, the new protected bicycle lanes in midtown Manhattan have come under attack from motorists, doormen, businessmen, taxicab drivers and some bicycle riders, too.
FORT STEWART, Ga. Confronted by shortages of materiel, skilled specialists and a clear definition of mission, American military leaders fear that the United States Army might be little more than a temporary barrier to a major Soviet land attack in the Persian Gulf or other crisis areas.
FROM lakeside during the night came a persistent clanking, almost like the dull ringing of a ship's bell, and now it was morning and time to investigate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (AP) Orders for durable goods made by American manufacturers fell by 2.3 percent last month, the Government reported today, adding further confusion to the debate about whether the recession has ended.
Ronald Reagan and President Carter exchanged political attacks at 2,000-mile range yesterday, with Mr. Carter saying Mr. Reagan's election could lead to war and his challenger calling that charge "beneath decency."
Prices for spot oil products increased markedly yesterday, as skittish traders reacted to the intensifying military conflict between Iraq and Iran.
THE Center for Disease Control yesterday advised women that they can reduce their risk of developing toxic shock syndrome by not using tampons continuously throughout the menstrual period. A woman can more fully protect herself from this sometimes fatal form of blood poisoning by avoiding the use of tampons entirely, the center said.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 23 A new national security law went into effect today arming Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Government with powers to jail anyone for a near without trial.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 23 Maine voters today rejected by a substantial margin a measure that would have closed the state's only nuclear power plant and banned the construction of future ones.
The stock market suffered a sharp loss in extremely heavy trading yesterday as investors apparently reassessed the implications of fighting between Iraq and Iran. However, prices of North American oil stocks scored strong gains.
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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