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April 29, 1980

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Headlines from April 29, 1980

U.S. Seizes 3 Boats With Refugees; Cuban Americans Crowd Key West; 44 Are Pulled From Sea Two Bodies Found in Water 3 Refugee Boats Are Seized by U.S.; 44 Persons Pulled From Sea in Storm Captains Were Notified Owner Faces $208,000 Fine 100 Patrol Agents Assigned Once-Peaceful Isle Complains Cubans Jam Key West, Once-Quiet Florida Isle Taxi Driver's Complaint

By Joseph B. Treaster Special To the New York Timesby John M. Crewdson Special To the New York Times

MIAMI, April 28--As rough seas and strong winds continued to hamper the exodus of Cuban refugees across the Florida Straits, United States customs agents in Key West today seized a lobster boat and two shrimp boats that arrived over the weekend with 507 men and women seeking political asylum.

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Doctor's World; Volunteers Aid Ailing Cambodians The Doctor's World

By Lawrence K. Altman, M.d

IN the tents and bamboo huts that serve as hospitals for the tens of thousands of Cambodians who have fled their country in recent months, patients rest on cots or mats on dirt floors, with their medical records clipped to wires above them. The doctors who are making their rounds have come from several countries in a massive humanitarian relief effort.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 23, 1980, covering April 29, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  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
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Glass Houses by Billy Joel

    Glass Houses

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    6
  4. 4
    Album cover for Mad Love by Linda Ronstadt

    Mad Love

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    35

Notable Births

Mathieu Biron

1980Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Mathieu Biron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a firefighter.

1980Bre Blair, Canadian actress[†]

Sarah Brianne Blair is a Canadian actress. She has played Stacey in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club and Jessie West in the 2016 television drama series Game of Silence.

Notable Deaths

Alfred Hitchcock

1980Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (born 1899)[†]

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo appearances in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins, although he never won the award for Best Director, despite five nominations.

Historical Context for April 29, 1980

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