1980-5-9

Bass Culture

Linton Kwesi Johnson

昭和55年

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。

5/4 日

東京六大学野球で、東大が初めて早大を連破する。

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。

5/7 水

野呂邦暢、没。42歳（誕生:昭和12(1937)/09/20）。「草のつるぎ」で芥川賞を受賞した作家。

5/8 木

東山千栄子、没。89歳（誕生:明治23(1890)/09/30）。女優。

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

5/16 金

自民党刷新連盟代表が、大平正芳首相に党改革・綱紀粛正で申し入れを行うが、会談は不調に終る。

5/16 金

慶應義塾大学の中西正和が、日本初のパソコン用人工知能言語システムＡｐｐｌｅ−Ｌｉｓｐを発表する。

1980

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

5/11 Sun

Pete Rosep~ 39p~ steals secondp~ thirdp~ & home in one inning for Phillies

5/12 Mon

1st nonstop crossing of US via balloon (Maxie Anderson & son Chris)

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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