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KINSHASA, Zaire, May 4 Seven women and two children were trampled to death and 72 other people were injured today as crowds pressed forward to get into a mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II, hospital officials said.
OAKLAND, CALIF. THE players watched him carefully at first, the way people keep both eyes on a desperado who settles in a frontier town.
The Convenience and Safety Corporation announced yesterday that it was withdrawing its bid to build 4,100 bus shelters in New York City and said it was "leaning towards" not bidding on any future contracts to build such shelters in the city.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 30 When the British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation makes a corporate move, virtually this entire province listens. With two million residents of the province as shareholders, the interest in company developments is not surprising.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 30, 1980, covering May 5, 1980.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Pink Floyd
Billy Joel
Linda Ronstadt
The Brothers Johnson
1980Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer[†]
Yossi Shai Benayoun is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national team. Born in Dimona, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona" in Israel. As of 2023, he has been the sporting director of the Israel national team.
1980Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger[†]
William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and hosts the educational YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow. He has advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums, and amassed a large following on TikTok.
1980Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.[†]
The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]