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September 10, 1980

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MUSKIE IS REBUFFED BY IRANIAN PREMIER; Rajai, in Sharp Response, Rejects a Compromise on Hostages Iranian Urges U.S. to 'Repent' Sins The Response: 'It Is Too Late' Iran Premier Assails President

By Bernard Gwertzman Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9--Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai of Iran seemed to respond sharply today to a new proposal by Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie for talks on the 52 hostages, saying that the United States had to "repent" and that Iran rejected compromise.

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D'AMATO BEATS JAVITS IN G.O.P. RACE; REP. HOLTZMAN DEMOCRATIC VICTOR; BUCKLEY TRIUMPHS IN CONNECTICUT; AGE ISSUE IS FACTOR Senator Hurt in New York by Light Vote--Vows to Run as Liberal The Vote Tally Second G.O.P State Primary D'Amato and Rep. Holtzman Win Senate Primaries 'Don't Have to Be a Man' Heavier Democratic Turnout Shift to Aggressive Tactics Similar Views on Issues

By Frank Lynn

Senator Jacob K. Javits, one of the senior members of the Senate and one of its most liberal Republicans, was defeated in the New York State Republican primary...

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 10, 1980, covering September 10, 1980.

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    Album cover for Hold Out by Jackson Browne

    Hold Out

    Jackson Browne

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

    Emotional Rescue

    The Rolling Stones

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    1
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    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Urban Cowboy by Soundtrack

    Urban Cowboy

    Soundtrack

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    Peak
    3
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    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

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    Peak
    4
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    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diana by Diana Ross

    Diana

    Diana Ross

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    29

Notable Births

Roger Mason Jr.

1980Roger Mason Jr., American basketball player[†]

Roger Philip Mason Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is the former deputy executive director of the NBA Players Association. He is the former president and commissioner of Big3.

Trevor Murdoch

1980Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler[†]

William Theodore Mueller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Trevor Murdoch. He is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is one-half of the current NWA World Tag Team Champions alongside Mike Knox, a former two-time NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion and one-time NWA National Champion.

Mikey Way

1980Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter[†]

Michael James Way is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He also serves as the multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist of rock duo Electric Century. Way co-wrote Collapser with Shaun Simon; it was released in July 2019 on DC Comics. In 2024, Way cowrote Christmas 365 with Jonathan Rivera, published under Dark Horse Comics.

1980Tetsuya Yamagami, Japanese assassin of Shinzo Abe[†]

Tetsuya Yamagami is a Japanese man who assassinated Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022. A resident of Nara, he was arrested at the scene of the assassination. He was 41 years old, had no prior criminal history, and was unemployed at the time of his arrest.

Historical Context for September 10, 1980

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