1980-7-18

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昭和55年

7/1 火

ソニーが8ミリビデオの試作機を発表する。

7/2 水

宇宙開発委員会が、Ｈ１ロケットの開発計画を決定する。

7/7 月

中野区で、教育委員の準公選条例が改正公布される。文部省は違法と表明する。

7/8 火

多田裕計、没。67歳（誕生:大正1(1912)/08/18）。芥川賞作家「長江デルタ」。

7/16 水

『がんばれ元気』放映開始

7/17 木

鈴木善幸内閣が成立する。

7/17 木

向田邦子(50)の短編3作「花の名前」「かわうそ」「犬小屋」が第83回直木賞を受賞する。同時受賞は志茂田景樹。

7/17 木

鈴木善幸内閣成立。

7/17 木

アメリカ合衆国カリフォルニア州アナハイムにあるディズニーランドが開園25周年。

7/21 月

総評定期大会が開かれる。社公中軸路線が確認される。

1980

7/16 Wed

Polish railway workers block railway to Russia

7/16 Wed

Ronald Reagan nominated for US President by Republicans in Detroit

7/17 Thu

Bolivian military coup: general Garcia Meza becomes president

7/17 Thu

Ronald Reagan formally accepts Republican nomination for president

7/17 Thu

Zenko Suzuki becomes premier of Japan

7/18 Fri

Billy Joel's Glass Houses album tops charts

7/18 Fri

Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly France

7/18 Fri

Federal court voids Selective Service Act as it doesn't include women

7/18 Fri

Quett Masire installed as president of Botswana

7/18 Fri

Rohini 1p~ 1st Indian satellitep~ launches into orbit

1980

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."

7/18 Fri

The documentary and concert film No Nukes opens in New York.

7/25 Fri

AC/DC release Back in Black which later becomes the highest selling album by any band to date.

7/31 Thu

"The Eagles end their tour with a contentious show in Long Beach, California. They would not play together again until 1994."

8/4 Mon

John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin the recording of the Double Fantasy album.

8/16 Sat

"The first Monsters of Rock heavy metal festival is held at Donington Park in England. Rainbow headlines, and Judas Priest, Scorpions, April Wine, Saxon, Riot and Touch also perform."

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