Iran–Iraq War - Going on the defensive
Time: Saturday Dec 6, 1980
Place: Iran
Details: On 7 December, Hussein announced that Iraq was going on the defensive. By the end of 1980, Iraq had destroyed about 500 Western-built Iranian tanks and captured 100 others.
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Monday Dec 8, 1980 - New York, U.S.
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1980
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1980 - Harefield, Greater London, England
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1980 - Mexico City, Mexico
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1980 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
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1980 - New York City, New York, U.S.
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1980 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1980 - France
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1980 - California, U.S.
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Tuesday Jan 1, 1980 - Texas, U.S.
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Wednesday Jan 2, 1980 - India
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Jan, 1980 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
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1980 - New York, U.S.
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Sunday Feb 3, 1980 - Iran
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Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - Brazil
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Feb, 1980 - New York, U.S.
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Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - U.S.
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1980 - Quebec, Canada
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1980 - Green River, Utah, United States
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Friday Mar 21, 1980 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Tuesday Apr 1, 1980 - Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Sunday Apr 6, 1980 - Iran
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Thursday Apr 24, 1980 - Iran
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Apr, 1980 - Nagoya, Japan
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Sunday May 4, 1980 - Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
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Sunday May 4, 1980 - Serbia
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Friday Jun 13, 1980 - U.S.
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Sunday Jun 22, 1980 - New Delhi, India
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Tuesday Jul 1, 1980 - New Mexico, U.S.
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1980 - Texas, U.S.
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Sunday Jul 27, 1980 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
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Tuesday Aug 19, 1980 - Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
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Friday Sep 12, 1980 - Michigan, U.S.
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Wednesday Sep 17, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
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Thursday Sep 18, 1980 - Damascus, Arkansas, U.S.
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Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
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Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
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1980 - England, U.K.
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Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
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Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
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Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - Iraqi
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Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Wednesday Sep 24, 1980 - Basra, Iraq
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Monday Sep 29, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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Tuesday Sep 30, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
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Wednesday Oct 1, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
![Muhammad Ali Clay-Ali dominated](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mohamed Aly Image](https://historydraft.com/files/ec36b05a-a593-456f-a2ce-1d987a5b8a5c.160.webp)
Muhammad Ali Clay-Ali dominated
Thursday Oct 2, 1980 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
![Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 El Asnam Earthquake](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 El Asnam Earthquake
Friday Oct 10, 1980 at 01:25:00 PM - Algeria
![International Monetary Fund-Taiwan was ejected from the IMF](/assets/placeholder.png)
![International Monetary Fund Headquarters](https://historydraft.com/files/93b1a40b-8500-4c1c-9112-f2bcf94ad644.160.webp)
International Monetary Fund-Taiwan was ejected from the IMF
1980 - Taiwan
![Iran–Iraq War-The Iraqis Launched a Second offensive on Khorramshahr](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Iraqis Launched a Second offensive on Khorramshahr
Monday Oct 13, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![River Phoenix-Phoenix began to fully pursue his career as an actor](/assets/placeholder.png)
![River Phoenix](https://historydraft.com/files/5fca6989-0a82-40a9-a8ec-429d4b845d16.160.webp)
River Phoenix-Phoenix began to fully pursue his career as an actor
1980 - California, United States
![Kroger-Kroger entered the competitive San Antonio](/assets/placeholder.png)
![kroger-building](https://historydraft.com/files/7107f50a-0e53-41e8-968a-393259448322.160.webp)
Kroger-Kroger entered the competitive San Antonio
1980 - San Antonio, Texas, United States
![Iran–Iraq War-Saddam ordered his forces to advance towards Dezful and Ahvaz](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Saddam ordered his forces to advance towards Dezful and Ahvaz
Oct, 1980 - Dezful, Iran - Ahvaz, Iran
![Microsoft-IBM PC](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Microsoft Corporation current (2019) logo](https://historydraft.com/files/f8379384-eab7-4af0-bafe-2ec776653a0d.160.webp)
Microsoft-IBM PC
Nov, 1980 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
![DC Comics-The New Teen Titans](/assets/placeholder.png)
![DC Comics logo](https://historydraft.com/files/99a5a9ed-d041-4360-a7e3-e6a81fe6f465.160.webp)
DC Comics-The New Teen Titans
Nov, 1980 - U.S.
![Pedro López (serial killer)-The Monster of the Andes (Full Documentary)](/assets/placeholder.png)
Pedro López (serial killer)-The Monster of the Andes (Full Documentary)
1980 - Ecuador
![Jimmy Carter-The 1980 United States presidential election](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Carter](https://historydraft.com/files/7c109387-c00b-48bf-8b58-3e00d7c36b6c.160.webp)
Jimmy Carter-The 1980 United States presidential election
Tuesday Nov 4, 1980 - U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Capturing the city of Khorramshahr](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Capturing the city of Khorramshahr
Sunday Nov 9, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![Gary Webb-Webb's first investigative work](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Flag of the United States Central Intelligence Agency](https://historydraft.com/files/6d357274-cdf0-484b-baac-1848d281bac1.160.webp)
Gary Webb-Webb's first investigative work
1980 - Kentucky, United States
![Xerox-Xerox announced the 5700 laser printing system](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Xerox headquarters in Norwalk](https://historydraft.com/files/5c2d1da5-26dd-4735-9a4f-1ff39ad64c04.160.webp)
Xerox-Xerox announced the 5700 laser printing system
1980 - U.S.
![Sherry Dyson-Chris left her to move in with Jackie and to prepare for fatherhood](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Sherry Dyson](https://historydraft.com/files/545b36dc-4bf9-4608-9c29-b748ecf6364e.160.webp)
Sherry Dyson-Chris left her to move in with Jackie and to prepare for fatherhood
1980 - U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Morvarid](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Morvarid
Friday Nov 28, 1980 - Iraq
![Johan Cruyff-Technical advisor](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Johan Cruyff](https://historydraft.com/files/59ba717d-e52d-4062-91c0-8077f1e95b5f.160.webp)
Johan Cruyff-Technical advisor
Sunday Nov 30, 1980 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
![Nike, Inc.-The Company Went Public](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.](https://historydraft.com/files/15f786f1-61fd-4ba9-8f29-74943f6c412b.160.webp)
Nike, Inc.-The Company Went Public
Dec, 1980 - U.S.
![Robin Williams-First major performance](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Robin Williams 1996 Image](https://historydraft.com/files/6ae060c3-33eb-4139-b5ad-b47cc22e9364.160.webp)
Robin Williams-First major performance
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - U.S.
![The Beatles-Lennon's Death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The Beatles Image](https://historydraft.com/files/b36b4412-2f9f-4e95-8b8a-ada9c009048d.160.webp)
The Beatles-Lennon's Death
Monday Dec 8, 1980 - New York, U.S.
![Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 United States heat wave](/assets/placeholder.png)
![disasters](https://historydraft.com/files/f8eb75bc-0e08-4bda-9c54-f6dbee2cc2e4.160.webp)
Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 United States heat wave
1980 - U.S.
![KFC-Death of Creator](/assets/placeholder.png)
![KFC](https://historydraft.com/files/66bdb5ae-594c-442e-848f-335069bf287d.160.webp)
KFC-Death of Creator
Tuesday Dec 16, 1980 - Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
![Vodafone-Commercial Mobile Radio](/assets/placeholder.png)
Vodafone-Commercial Mobile Radio
1980 - Virginia, U.S.
![Nintendo-Donkey Kong](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Nintendo Image](https://historydraft.com/files/ad7627ca-882a-4d89-a5c5-1553bdb8a7b6.160.webp)
Nintendo-Donkey Kong
1980 - Kyoto, Japan