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September 15, 1980

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Headlines from September 15, 1980

Police Seek Help In Queens Death Of Cuban Aide; 37 Drivers Placed at Scene at Time of the Slaying Shell Casings Only Evidence Casings Found in Crosswalk 'Suspicious Cars' Reported Police Seek Witnesses To Slaying in Queens Of a Cuban U.N. Aide

By Joseph B. Treaster

As many as 37 motorists may have been in the immediate vicinity as an aide to the Cuban Mission to the United Nations was assassinated Thursday in his car at a Queens intersection, the police said yesterday.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 10, 1980, covering September 15, 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
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Urban Cowboy by Soundtrack

    Urban Cowboy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    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

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    29

Notable Births

David Diehl

1980David Diehl, American football player and sportscaster[†]

David Michael Diehl is a Croatian-German college football coach and former professional player who spent his entire career as an offensive lineman with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is the assistant offensive line coach for the University of Memphis, a position he has held since 2024. He was the Giants starting left tackle on two Super Bowl championship teams. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Giants selected him in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft.

Mike Dunleavy Jr.

1980Mike Dunleavy Jr., American basketball player[†]

Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 2002. Dunleavy was selected by Golden State with the third overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks. He is the son of former NBA player and head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr.

Notable Deaths

Bill Evans

1980Bill Evans, American pianist and composer (born 1929)[†]

William John Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, block chords, innovative chord voicings, and trademark rhythmically independent "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today.

Historical Context for September 15, 1980

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