On this day
July 14, 1980
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from July 14, 1980
Mets Win 2 From Cardinals; Mets Sweep Cards; Mazzilli Gets 6 Hits Mazzilli Impressive Hendrick Hits 19th Homer Often Is Victim Mets Box Scores
Showing no traumatic damage from having lost a five-run lead and the game the day before, the Mets rebounded in all their unpredictable splendor yesterday and flattened the St. Louis Cardinals in both games of a doubleheader, 7-4 and 10-4.
Embattled Fiat Plans Cutback; Faces Foreign Competition, Labor Unrest Auto Division Is the Main One Embattled Fiat Plans Cutback Faces Foreign Competition Sources of Steel Cited Labor Policy Toughened
ROME, July 13--Giovanni and Umberto Agnelli, the brothers who run Fiat, Italy's largest private enterprise, have rarely been so embattled. Their company, more than most other European car makers, has been feeling the impact of the automobile industry's worldwide crisis.
Some Officials Fault Carter Tax View; Some Officials Fault Carter Tax View
WASHINGTON, July 13--President Carter's long-standing proposal that Congress wait until next year to legislate a 1981 tax cut--rather than pass the bill in 1980--would create economic and tax-administration problems, according to some Government analysts.
Yankees Prevail By 3-1; Yankees and May Win, 3-1 Controversy Over Cerone's Bat Jackson Impressed by Trout Yankees Box Score
CHICAGO, July 13--Rudy May of the Yankees held the Chicago White Sox hitless for six innings today. His counterpart, Steve Trout, did even better, holding the Yankees without a hit for seven innings.
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 9, 1980, covering July 14, 1980.
- 1
Glass Houses
Billy Joel
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 17
- 2
Just One Night
Eric Clapton
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 11
- 3
McCartney II
Paul McCartney
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 5
- 4
Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back
London Symphony Orchestra (Williams)
- Last week
- 5
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 9
- 5
Empty Glass
Pete Townshend
- Last week
- 6
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 9
Notable Deaths
1980Carlos López Moctezuma, Mexican actor (born 1909).[†]
Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.
Historical Context for July 14, 1980
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]