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September 13, 1980

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Headlines from September 13, 1980

TURKISH COUP CHIEFS MAKE VOW TO BRING STABILITY TO NATION; 100 LEGISLATORS ROUNDED UP Military Leaders Say They Will End Political Violence--Pledge to Continue Ties to West Politicians Held in Custody Constitution Is Abolished Leaders of Coup in Turkey Vow to Restore Stability

By John Kifner Special To the New York Times

ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 12--The military leaders of Turkey pledged after seizing power in an apparently bloodless coup today that they would wipe out growing extremist violence, restore political stability and eventually give way to civilian rule.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 10, 1980, covering September 13, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hold Out by Jackson Browne

    Hold Out

    Jackson Browne

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

    Emotional Rescue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Urban Cowboy by Soundtrack

    Urban Cowboy

    Soundtrack

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

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diana by Diana Ross

    Diana

    Diana Ross

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    5
    Peak
    5
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    29

Notable Births

Andreas Biermann

1980Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)[โ€ ]

Andreas Biermann was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.

Han Chae-young

1980Han Chae-young, South Korean actress[โ€ ]

Kim Ji-young, professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series Autumn in My Heart (2000) before gaining wider prominence as the titular character in Sassy Girl Chun-hyang (2005). Her other roles include Only You (2005), Fireworks (2006), Boys Over Flowers (2009), A Man Called God (2010), and Bel Ami (2013).

Daisuke Matsuzaka

1980Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player[โ€ ]

Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB. He is currently a baseball color commentator, critic, reporter, and YouTuber. Daisuke is nicknamed "the Monster of the Heisei Era" in Japan and "Dice-K" in the United States by The Boston Globe and USA Today. He played for the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

1980Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer[โ€ ]

Vangelis Nastos is a Greek former football defender who last played for Veria in the Greek Super League.

1980Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player[โ€ ]

Viren Wilfred Rasquinha is an Indian former field hockey player and captain of the Indian national team. He was a member of the team that competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He quit international hockey in 2008 to pursue management studies at the age of 28.

Ben Savage

1980Ben Savage, American actor[โ€ ]

Bennett Joseph Savage is an American actor. He played the lead role of Cory Matthews on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World (1993โ€“2000) and its Disney Channel sequel Girl Meets World (2014โ€“2017).

Historical Context for September 13, 1980

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