1980-5-23

The Up Escalator

Graham Parker

discography

昭和55年

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。

5/18 日

光州事件。

5/18 日

アメリカのセント・ヘレンズ山が大噴火を起こし山体が崩壊。

5/19 月

日本が環太平洋圏構想を提唱する。

5/21 水

稲垣浩没。74歳（誕生:明治38(1905)/12/30）。映画監督。

5/23 金

黒澤明監督の「影武者」が第23回カンヌ映画祭でグランプリを獲得する。

5/23 金

経団連第5代会長に稲山嘉寛が就任。

5/23 金

黒澤明監督の映画作品「影武者」がカンヌ映画祭グランプリを受賞。

5/28 水

プロ野球、ロッテの張本勲が3000本安打を達成する。

5/30 金

天津乙女、没。74歳（誕生:明治38(1905)/10/09）。宝塚歌劇。

1980

5/20 Tue

Fire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaicap~ kills 157

5/20 Tue

In a referendump~ 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism

5/21 Wed

Empire Strikes Back premieres

5/21 Wed

Eintracht Frankfurt wins 9th UEFA Cup at Frankfurt

5/21 Wed

Ensign Jean Marie Butler is 1st woman to graduate from US service acad

5/23 Fri

ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton

5/24 Sat

Rock Lobster by B-52's hits #56

5/24 Sat

Iran rejects a call to World Court to release US hostages

5/24 Sat

Stanley Cup: NY Islanders beat Phila Flyersp~ 4 games to 2

5/25 Sun

Musical Chairs closes at Rialto Theater NYC after 15 performances

1980

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.

6/27 Fri

"John Lydon and Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd make an appearance on The Tomorrow Show with host Tom Snyder. In a famously uncomfortable interview, Lydon gives curt and vague responses to most of Snyder's questions."

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