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Historical Event(s)
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Monkey in Chinese astrology.
– The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
– Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
– The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country’s first President. The Zimbabwe Dollar replaces the Rhodesian Dollar as the official currency.
– 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
– Israel’s Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law
– A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
– Iraq invades Iran.
– The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund, is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
– Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service.
Who Were Born On ?
– Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
– Kang Sung Hoon, South Korean singer (Sechs Kies)
– Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer (Sum41)
– Katee Sackhoff, American actress
– Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
– Nicholas D'Agosto, American television and film actor
– Andy Hurley, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
– Estrella Morente, Spanish flamenco singer
– Kanzi, American bonobo