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HAWICK, Scotland WHILE recent events in Iran and Afghanistan sent tremors through much of the world, they took on a special significance in this graceful town and others in the Scottish border country.
WASHINGTON, July 22--Treasury Secretary G. William Miller warned Congress today against enacting tax reduction legislation in what he termed the "pressure cooker atmosphere of an election campaign."
WASHINGTON, July 22--An Iranian who served as press attache at his country's embassy here during the Shah's reign and had recently been an outspoken ...
An early set of census figures for New York City indicates that the population has declined significantly in central Harlem and in Brooklyn Heights, and has increased modestly on Staten Island. City officials contend that the figures seriously underestimate the population.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 1980, covering July 23, 1980.
The Rolling Stones
Eric Clapton
Billy Joel
London Symphony Orchestra (Williams)
Pete Townshend
1980Daniel McClellan, American biblical scholar and social media personality[†]
Daniel Orrin McClellan is a scholar of the Bible and religion from the United States who shares his perspective on religious topics on social media.
1980Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Sandeep Parikh is an American writer, director, actor and producer of comedy. He is best known for his co-starring role as Zaboo on the award-winning web series The Guild. He is the founder of Effin Funny Productions, a content company focusing on alternative stand-up comedy and the creation of original web series The Legend of Neil, available online.
1980Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908)[†]
Sarto Fournier was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960.
1980Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1948)[†]
Keith Richard Godchaux was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the Heart of Gold Band in 1980, but Godchaux died from injuries sustained in a car accident shortly after their first concert.
1980Mollie Steimer, Ukrainian activist (born 1897)[†]
Mollie Steimer was a Ukrainian anarchist activist. After settling in New York City in 1913, she quickly became involved in the local anarchist movement and was caught up in the case of Abrams v. United States. Charged with sedition, she was eventually deported to Soviet Russia, where she met her lifelong partner Senya Fleshin and agitated for the rights of anarchist political prisoners in the country. For her activities, she and Fleshin were again deported to western Europe, where they spent time organising aid for exiles and political prisoners, and took part in the debates of the international anarchist movement. Following the rise of the Nazis in Europe, she and Fleshin fled to Mexico, where they spent the rest of their lives working as photographers.
1980Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.[†]
Phạm Tuân is a retired Vietnamese Air Force fighter pilot and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, and the first person of Asian origin to be in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]