On this day

September 23, 1980

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for September 23, 1980

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

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 17, 1980, covering September 23, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hold Out by Jackson Browne

    Hold Out

    Jackson Browne

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Diana by Diana Ross

    Diana

    Diana Ross

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    30
  4. 4
    Album cover for Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

    Emotional Rescue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Panorama by The Cars

    Panorama

    The Cars

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3
  6. 6
    Album cover for Christopher Cross by Christopher Cross

    Christopher Cross

    Christopher Cross

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    6
    Weeks
    32
  7. 7
    Album cover for Give Me The Night by George Benson

    Give Me The Night

    George Benson

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    7
    Weeks
    7
  8. 8
    Album cover for Xanadu (Soundtrack) by Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra

    Xanadu (Soundtrack)

    Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    8
    Weeks
    11
  9. 9
    Album cover for Urban Cowboy by Soundtrack

    Urban Cowboy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    19
  10. 10
    Album cover for Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar

    Crimes Of Passion

    Pat Benatar

    Last week
    16
    Peak
    10
    Weeks
    5

Notable Deaths

Jim Fouché

1980Jim Fouché, State President of South Africa (born 1898)[†]

Jacobus Johannes "Jim" Fouché,, also known as J. J. Fouché, was a South African politician who served as the second state president of South Africa from 1968 to 1975.

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Headlines from September 23, 1980

TEHERAN AIRPORT HIT; Bani-Sadr Reports Reprisal Against 2 Unidentified Bases of Baghdad Reports of Air Losses Teheran Is Blacked Out Iraqi Planes Attack 10 Airfields in Iran; Oil-Producing Area Is Imperiled Other Targets in Iran Iraq Calls Up Reserves Call for an Iraqi Revolution Iraqi Confers in Moscow

By John Kifner Special To the New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 22--Iraqi warplanes struck at 10 Iranian airfields today, including Teheran's, as the border conflict between the two oil-producing nations intensified.

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Slightly Dented Warhead Is Moved From Silo Site; Detonator Neutralized Before Move A Thumbs-Up Sign Air Force Still Avoids Comment Board to Investigate Accident Local Officials Continue Criticism

By Wendell Rawls Jr. Special To the New York Times

DAMASCUS, Ark., Sept. 22--The ninemegaton nuclear warhead that was violently ejected from the Titan 2 missile that exploded last Friday morning was removed from the site of the damaged missile silo without incident today.

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Capital's Rumor Mill: The Death of an Agent And the Talk It Started; The Rumor Mill in Washington: A Case History Involves Death of a Valued Spy Cable About Kissinger Arrives A C.I.A. Man Pursues Case Reporters Are Told About Case Impetus for Senate Investigation

By Philip Taubman Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began last week trying to separate the truth from the rumors in a case that developed in that twilight world in Washington where intelligence, politics and journalism intersect.

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CURBS ON WATER USE IN NORTHERN JERSEY EXTENDED BY BYRNE; 15 Municipalities Added to Order on Conservation--U.S. Plans Loans to Assist Farmers Disaster Declaration Near Order Issued by Byrne Adds 15 Communities To Curb on Water Use

By Joseph F. Sullivan Special To the New York Times

TRENTON, Sept. 22--Governor Byrne ordered water conservation in 15 additional municipalities today and asked his water-emergency task force to come up with a standby rationing plan by Friday.

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