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Chris Evert Lloyd, in what she described as a "very emotional match" on a day she had dreamed about, beat her teen-aged tormentor, Tracy Austin, yesterday in a three-set semifinal of the United States Open tennis championships.
WARSAW, Saturday, Sept. 6--Edward Gierek, the former coal miner who has ruled Poland as the Communist Party leader since December 1970, was dismissed early today after two months of labor turmoil. He was replaced by Stanislaw Kania, a 53-year-old Politburo member who has been in charge of security affairs.
GOSCHENEN, Switzerland, Sept. 5 (Reuters)--The world's longest road tunnel, bored 10 miles through the Swiss Alps beneath the St. Gotthard Pass, was opened today amid controversy over its environmental and economic effects.
LONDON, Sept. 5--Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, plans to cut its oil production and raise its prices if it wins agreement this month to unify the prices charged by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, according to industry, OPEC and government sources.
A Federal judge in Syracuse yesterday declared unconstitutional a provision of the state's gross-receipts tax on oil companies that prevented the tax from being passed along to consumers.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 3, 1980, covering September 6, 1980.
The Rolling Stones
Jackson Browne
Soundtrack
Queen
Diana Ross
1980Jillian Hall, American wrestler and singer[†]
Jillian Hall is a retired American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE.
1980Kerry Katona, English singer and actress[†]
Kerry Katona is an English television personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving before the group's success. Katona has appeared on various reality television shows, including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here (2004), Celebrity Big Brother (2011), Dancing on Ice (2011), and Celebs on the Farm (2021), as well as her own documentary series about her life on MTV UK.
1980Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer[†]
Samuel Okon Peter is a Nigerian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in 2008. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the NABF title twice between 2004 and 2007; and the USBA title in 2005.
1980Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer[†]
Joseph Michael Yobo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]