1980-5-8

The Golden Years

Motörhead

discography

昭和55年

4/29 火

文部省調査で、5年間論文なしの学者が25％であることが判明する。

5/1 木

大内兵衛、没。91歳（誕生:明治21(1888)/08/29）。東大名誉教授。

5/3 土

大平首相がメキシコを訪問し、石油輸入について話し合う。

5/6 火

大平首相がカナダを訪問しトリュードー首相と会い、石油の提供を願う。

5/7 水

富士通が日本語電子タイプライターを発売し、ワープロ普及の口火となる。

5/8 木

世界保健機関が、天然痘の根絶宣言。

5/8 木

『伝説巨神イデオン』放映開始

5/10 土

大平首相が、西ドイツに入り、防衛問題について話し合う。

5/11 日

アメリカ、ヨーロッパを訪問した大平首相が帰国する。苛酷な旅からの帰国であったため、心臓の負担が大きすぎたことが命を縮めることとなる。

5/15 木

福岡県北九州市の日本板硝子若松工場で不要になった煙突の解体時にクッション代わりの砂利が衝撃で飛び散り報道関係者他12名が負傷。

1980

5/4 Sun

White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewersp~ becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958

5/5 Mon

Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends: British commandos & police stormed the building

5/5 Mon

Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of Greece.

5/7 Wed

Josip Titop~ Yugoslav presidentp~ buried

5/7 Wed

"Samm-Art Williams' ""Homep~"" premieres in NYC"

5/8 Thu

Sabres take only 15 shotsp~ Islanders 22p~ in a playoff game

5/8 Thu

World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated

5/9 Fri

35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge

5/10 Sat

Happy New Year closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances

5/11 Sun

Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament

1980

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."

6/

"Rock and Roll pioneer Bill Haley performs for the last time during a tour of South Africa. After this tour, his health deteriorates and he dies in February 1981. July 1980 marks the 25th anniversary of Haley's ""Rock Around the Clock"" reaching No. 1 on

6/

The Sony Walkman goes on sale in the United States.

6/25 Wed

Kiss plays its first show with new drummer Eric Carr at the New York Palladium.

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