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April 11, 1980

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Headlines from April 11, 1980

ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS ASSAILED BY SADAT; He Says Outposts Invite Unrest-- Three-Day U.S. Visit Ends He Departs for Cairo Sadat Condemns Israel's Settlements Policy, and Says It Invites Violence Egypt Accepted U.S. Proposal Aid to Afghan Rebels to Go On

By Terence Smith Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt condemned Israel's policy of establishing settlements in occupied Arab territory as "unfounded, ill-conceived and illegal" today and warned that they constituted "an invitation to further violence and unrest."

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 1980, covering April 11, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  2. 2
    Album cover for Against The Wind by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Against The Wind

    Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Mad Love by Linda Ronstadt

    Mad Love

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Glass Houses by Billy Joel

    Glass Houses

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Damn The Torpedoes

    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    23

Notable Births

Keiji Tamada

1980Keiji Tamada, Japanese footballer[†]

Keiji Tamada is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. As of 2024, he is the manager of Shohei High School's football team, who plays in the Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League.

Mark Teixeira

1980Mark Teixeira, American baseball player[†]

Mark Charles Teixeira, nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was an integral part of the Yankees' 27th World Series championship in 2009, leading the American League (AL) in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) while finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) balloting. Teixeira was a three-time All-Star, won five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards, and holds the major-league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 14. He was the fifth switch hitter in MLB history to reach 400 home runs.

Notable Deaths

1980Ümit Kaftancıoğlu, Turkish journalist and producer (born 1935)[†]

Ümit Kaftancıoğlu was a Turkish TV producer, writer and columnist of the newspaper Cumhuriyet.

Historical Context for April 11, 1980

In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]