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NEW YORK has become a festival of international theater this first weekend in May. No one planned it that way. It just happened that a repertory company from Peter Brook's Centre International de Creations Theatrales ...
LOS ANGELES, May 1--The optimism that Edgar F. Kaiser Jr. had voiced about the future of the Kaiser Steel Corporation when he took over its management last summer has apparently dimmed--and with reason.
WASHINGTON, May 1--Col. Charlie A. Beckwith, Army commander of the ground force for the rescue mission into Iran, asserted today that he personally recommended to his superiors that the operation be canceled after three of eight helicopters had failed.
HAVANA, May 1--A crude effigy hung on the gate and banners reading "Traitors" wrapped the hedges around the house like a winding sheet. The stink of decomposing eggs floated through the hot air. Someone beat incessantly on a pan.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 30, 1980, covering May 2, 1980.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Pink Floyd
Billy Joel
Linda Ronstadt
The Brothers Johnson
1980Tim Borowski, German footballer[†]
Tim Borowski is a German football manager and former player.
1980Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer[†]
Elizabeth Claire Kemper is an American actress, best known for her roles of Erin Hannon in the sitcom The Office (2009–2013) and Kimmy Schmidt in the sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019). She has also appeared in films, notably Bridesmaids (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Sex Tape (2014), and Home Sweet Home Alone (2021). In 2018, she released her debut book, My Squirrel Days.
1980Zat Knight, English footballer[†]
Zatyiah Knight is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
1980Troy Murphy, American basketball player[†]
Troy Brandon Murphy is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Murphy was born in Morristown, New Jersey but grew up in Sparta Township. He attended the Delbarton School and the University of Notre Dame, both of which are Roman Catholic schools. During his time at Notre Dame, he was a two-time consensus All-American before declaring himself for the 2001 NBA draft, where he was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 14th overall pick. Murphy has since graduated from Columbia University.
1980Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Bradley Ray Richards is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and played for the Lightning, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks, and Detroit Red Wings during his National Hockey League (NHL) career.
1980Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (born 1891)[†]
Clarence Victor Grimmett was a New Zealand-born Australian cricketer. He was one of the finest spin bowlers of his all time and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.
1980George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (born 1908)[†]
George Pal was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]