1980-4-21

昭和55年

4/11 金

浜田幸一衆議院議員がラスベガス賭博が原因で議員を辞職する。

4/15 火

有馬頼義、没。62歳（誕生:大正7(1918)/02/14）。「終身未決囚」の作家。

4/17 木

清水六兵衛、没。78歳（誕生:明治34(1901)/09/13）。陶芸家。

4/17 木

中国がIMFに加盟。

4/18 金

ジンバブエがイギリスより独立。

4/23 水

静岡県に富士サファリパークが開園する。

4/24 木

閣議が、イランに対する経済制裁を決定する。

4/25 金

トラック運転手の大貫久男が銀座3丁目の道路脇で現金1億円入りの風呂敷包みを拾得する。落とし主は現れず、11月9日拾得者のものとなる。

4/25 金

一億円拾得事件（11月9日に拾い主の物となる）。

4/26 土

黒澤明監督の「影武者」が公開される。

1980

4/16 Wed

US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

4/18 Fri

Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK

4/20 Sun

Cubans begin to arrive in US from Mariel boatlift

4/20 Sun

"Donna White wins LPGA Florida ""Lady Citrus"" Golf Tournament"

4/20 Sun

Climax of Berber Spring in Algeria as hundreds of Berber political activists are arrested.

4/21 Mon

84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11

4/21 Mon

Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit Mich

4/21 Mon

9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Can in 2:34:28 Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course

4/23 Wed

Soviet sub catches fire off Japanp~ 9 die

4/24 Thu

US military operation to save 52 hostages in Iranp~ failsp~ 8 die

1980

3/20 Thu

Radio Caroline shuts down in the UK after radio ship Mi Amigo sinks in a storm.

4/1 Tue

Brian Johnson is made the new lead singer of AC/DC.

4/13 Sun

"The Broadway musical Grease closes its run of 3,388 performances, making it the longest running show on Broadway up until that time."

4/14 Mon

"A member of the New Jersey State assembly introduces a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's ""Born to Run"" the official state song."

4/17 Thu

"As the ""official guests of State"", Bob Marley and the Wailers perform at Zimbabwe's Independence festival. Marley calls the event the ""greatest honor of my life."""

4/19 Sat

"Johnny Logan wins the 25th Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland, with the song ""What's Another Year""."

4/25 Fri

"Black Sabbath release Heaven and Hell, their first album to feature new vocalist Ronnie James Dio."

4/30 Wed

"The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London."

5/4 Sun

"America's Top 10, the television version of radio's American Top 40 and hosted by Casey Kasem, debuts this week in syndication."

5/18 Sun

"Ian Curtis, vocalist of pioneering post-punk group Joy Division, hangs himself in his Macclesfield home, just one day before Joy Division are scheduled to begin their first U.S. tour."

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