On this day
January 24, 1980
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from January 24, 1980
Late Rally Cuts Gold's Decline; Rally Pares Gold's Drop
Wild price swings battered cash gold markets yesterday on both sides of the Atlantic in the wake of Tuesday's record plunge in bullion values.
G.E. Bests Pratt in Bid On Air Force Jet Engines
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--A joint venture between General Electric and Snecma, the Paris-based aviation company,, has bested Pratt Whitney, the nation's leading producer of aircraft engines, in a competition to build new engines for the Air Force's KC-135 aerial tanker.
Eileen Gray: A Prophetic Designer; Eileen Gray: A Prophetic Designer Buying Her Designs
Panama Tells Iran That the Shah Is in Its 'Care' but Not Under Arrest; PANAMA SAYS SHAH ISN'T UNDER ARREST No Official Comment by U.S.
PANAMA, Jan. 23--The Panamanian Government announced today that it had sent a cablegram to Iran saying that the deposed Shah "remains under the care of the security authorities of Panama." But a presidential spokesman said that Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi was not under arrest and that his status was unchanged.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 23, 1980, covering January 24, 1980.
- 1
The Wall
Pink Floyd
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 7
- 2
The Long Run
Eagles
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 15
- 3
Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 12
- 4
On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II
Donna Summer
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 13
- 5
Greatest
Bee Gees
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 11
Notable Births
1980Jofre Mateu, Spanish footballer[†]
Jofre Mateu González, known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
1980Suzy, Portuguese singer[†]
Susana Guerra, known professionally as Suzy Guerra and formerly Suzy, is a Portuguese singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Quero ser tua".
Historical Context for January 24, 1980
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]