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June 16, 1980

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Headlines from June 16, 1980

Casino Plans Sometimes Backed By Officials With Vested Interest; Atlantic City Officials With an Interest Figuring in Casino Deals Obvious Alternative Rejected Stricter Ethics Code Sought Master Plan at Stake Corporate Finances Questioned City Officials Switch Jobs Circumvention Tactic Defended Record of Meeting Disputed

By Special to The New York Times

ATLANTIC CITY Early last year Robert Maheu, a former aide to the late Howard Hughes, and his associates were having problems getting city approval to build a $60 million hotel-casino project on an undersized lot until the director of ...

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 11, 1980, covering June 16, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Glass Houses by Billy Joel

    Glass Houses

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  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
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Just One Night by Eric Clapton

    Just One Night

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  5. 5
    Album cover for Mouth To Mouth by Lipps Inc.

    Mouth To Mouth

    Lipps Inc.

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1980Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player[†]

Brandon Simone Armstrong is an American former professional basketball player. Born in San Francisco, California, he played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA draft. He was traded to the New Jersey Nets, where he played three seasons in the NBA. He later played in Italy, Spain, Poland and Ukraine, and spent a season in the NBA D-League.

1980Phil Christophers, German-English rugby player[†]

Philip Derek Christophers is a former rugby union footballer, who played on the wing for Castres and, briefly, England.

1980Henry Perenara, New Zealand rugby league player and referee[†]

Henry Edward Perenara is a New Zealand rugby league former referee and professional footballer who represented New Zealand. He played as a lock, though he could also play in the second-row. He is also the first NRL referee in history to send off a player for an alleged bite, he sent Kevin Proctor off in the Round 14 match of 2020, when Cronulla-Sutherland played against the Gold Coast.

Martin Stranzl

1980Martin Stranzl, Austrian footballer[†]

Martin Stranzl is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He played for German clubs 1860 Munich, Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach, as well as Russian club Spartak Moscow during his career, and also represented the Austria national football team at UEFA Euro 2008.

Joey Yung

1980Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer[†]

Joey Yung Tso-Yi is a Hong Kong singer signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold awards a record-breaking nine times. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 Forbes China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong–based female singer that year. In 2014, she reportedly earned HK$80 million (US$10.3 million).

Historical Context for June 16, 1980

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