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PARIS, Feb. 5--France and West Germany issued a joint call today for a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan "without delay."
CAIRO, Feb. 5--Saudi leaders told American officials today that they are now willing to consider closer military cooperation with the United States in the Persian Gulf region in order to offset the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5--The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been trying to determine whether Senator Howard W. Cannon, the Nevada Democrat, was illegally influenced in handling trucking deregulation legislation by a Chicago ...
The Federal investigation that has produced charges that Congressmen were involved in bribery widened yesterday with new allegations linking Senator Harrison A. Williams Jr. of New Jersey to a casino project in Atlantic City.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5--The State Department, in its annual report to Congress on human rights conditions around the world, today made public a long list of human rights abuses by Pakistan. The Administration is trying to rebuild military cooperation with Pakistan and has offered it $400 million in economic and arms aid.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 6, 1980, covering February 6, 1980.
Pink Floyd
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Eagles
Michael Jackson
Kenny Rogers
1980Kerry Jeremy, Antiguan cricketer[†]
Kerry Clifford Bryan Jeremy is a cricketer. He played six One Day Internationals for West Indies from 2000 to 2001.
1980Konnor, American wrestler[†]
Ryan Parmeter is an American professional wrestler, He is best known for his work in WWE, where he wrestled under the ring name Konnor. He was part of the fourth season of NXT, and earned fourth place on the show's fifth season, NXT Redemption.he also competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Kon.
1980Ben Lawson, Australian actor[†]
Ben Lawson is an Australian actor. From 2006 until 2008, he played Frazer Yeats in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. The role earned him a Logie Award nomination. Lawson has since appeared in several American television series, including The Deep End, Covert Affairs, and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. In 2011, he starred opposite Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in the film No Strings Attached. From 2017 to 2018, he starred as Damien Rennett on the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. He also played baseball coach Rick Wlodimierzin in the second season of 13 Reasons Why, and Larry Hemsworth on The Good Place. Lawson portrays Lachlan Murdoch in the 2019 film Bombshell, alongside his brother Josh Lawson who played James Murdoch. He also starred in the Netflix series Firefly Lane (2021-2023).
1980Kim Poirier, Canadian actress, singer, and producer[†]
Kim Jacinthe Poirier is a Canadian actress, singer, film producer, and television host.
1980Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, 58th Mayor of Pittsburgh[†]
Luke Robert Ravenstahl is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was among the youngest mayors of a major city in American history.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]