Iran–Iraq War - Operation Kaman 99
Time: Tuesday Sep 23, 1980
Place: Iraqi
Details: Though the Iraqi air invasion surprised the Iranians, the Iranian air force retaliated the day after with a large-scale attack against Iraqi air bases and infrastructure in Operation Kaman 99. Groups of F-4 Phantom and F-5 Tiger fighter jets attacked targets throughout Iraq, such as oil facilities, dams, petrochemical plants, and oil refineries, and included Mosul Airbase, Baghdad, and the Kirkuk oil refinery.
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Friday Sep 23, 2016 - Cameroon
![Kroger-Random fire hit on Kroger location](/assets/placeholder.png)
![kroger-building](https://historydraft.com/files/7107f50a-0e53-41e8-968a-393259448322.160.webp)
Kroger-Random fire hit on Kroger location
Thursday Sep 23, 2021 - Collierville, Tennessee, United States
![Roman Republic-Caesar Augustus (The first phase of the Roman Empire)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Q. Servilius Caepio](https://historydraft.com/files/c328b27d-ae09-4fe7-b34f-0c0e40d3dcf8.160.webp)
Roman Republic-Caesar Augustus (The first phase of the Roman Empire)
Thursday Sep 23, 27 BC - Roman Republic (Present-Day Rome, Italy)
![Giovanni Maria Bononcini Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
Giovanni Maria Bononcini Birth
Tuesday Sep 23, 1642 - Modena
23 September 1980
![Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bob Marley Image](https://historydraft.com/files/23dfc35b-cd78-4e9c-b93d-44e3efd2ff9c.160.webp)
Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert
Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
September 1980
![Jimmy Hoffa-Death of His Wife](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Hoffa](https://historydraft.com/files/c6f91636-85be-407d-bbdd-1212fc9937a8.160.webp)
Jimmy Hoffa-Death of His Wife
Friday Sep 12, 1980 - Michigan, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Iraq abrogated The Algiers Protocol](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iraq abrogated The Algiers Protocol
Wednesday Sep 17, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
![Atomic Bomb-The Damascus Accident](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mushroom cloud above Nagasaki after atomic bombing](https://historydraft.com/files/6b23c9ed-a350-49c4-beb0-fa8c04909547.160.webp)
Atomic Bomb-The Damascus Accident
Thursday Sep 18, 1980 - Damascus, Arkansas, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Starting The Battle of Khorramshahr](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Starting The Battle of Khorramshahr
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![Ruhollah Khomeini-War with Iraq](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ruhollah Khomeini](https://historydraft.com/files/732933c0-5e4e-49fa-ad35-30c67022b862.160.webp)
Ruhollah Khomeini-War with Iraq
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
![Qasem Soleimani-Iran–Iraq War](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Qasem Soleimani](https://historydraft.com/files/e0470be4-bd40-41ce-b794-b988d9fa1b31.160.webp)
Qasem Soleimani-Iran–Iraq War
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
![Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bob Marley Image](https://historydraft.com/files/23dfc35b-cd78-4e9c-b93d-44e3efd2ff9c.160.webp)
Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert
Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-The Iranian Navy Attack](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Iranian Navy Attack
Wednesday Sep 24, 1980 - Basra, Iraq
![Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Iranians From The outskirts of The city](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Iranians From The outskirts of The city
Monday Sep 29, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Scorch Sword](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Scorch Sword
Tuesday Sep 30, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
1980
![Samsung-Entering The Telecommunications Hardware Industry](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Samsung wordmark (Logo) - image](https://historydraft.com/files/21b5b557-d4a2-428b-a97c-7e1f3baa7220.160.webp)
Samsung-Entering The Telecommunications Hardware Industry
Jan, 1980 - Gumi, South Korea
![Magdi Yacoub-Beginning The Harefield Hospital Transplant Programme](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Magdi Yacoub](https://historydraft.com/files/9b0bbc3f-caa8-424b-93fc-91c91aad1557.160.webp)
Magdi Yacoub-Beginning The Harefield Hospital Transplant Programme
1980 - Harefield, Greater London, England
![Microsoft-Operating System](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Microsoft Corporation current (2019) logo](https://historydraft.com/files/f8379384-eab7-4af0-bafe-2ec776653a0d.160.webp)
Microsoft-Operating System
1980 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
![Carlos Slim-Grupo Galas](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Carlos Slim](https://historydraft.com/files/f8563f98-b6bf-4fba-987e-f23c3692d7bd.160.webp)
Carlos Slim-Grupo Galas
1980 - Mexico City, Mexico
![Rosa Parks-Parks co-founded the Rosa L. Parks scholarship foundation](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Rosa Parks Image](https://historydraft.com/files/df62e5bb-1e0d-4cc6-9911-9a97335e29aa.160.webp)
Rosa Parks-Parks co-founded the Rosa L. Parks scholarship foundation
1980 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
![Microprocessor-The First Samples The World's First Single-Chip Fully 32-bit Microprocessor](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Intel microprocessor](https://historydraft.com/files/03ef1c81-fcdb-4386-a306-31bed1ce0b98.160.webp)
Microprocessor-The First Samples The World's First Single-Chip Fully 32-bit Microprocessor
1980 - U.S.
![New York Stock Exchange-New York Futures Exchange was established](/assets/placeholder.png)
![New York Stock Exchange](https://historydraft.com/files/095c7af4-bc03-491f-99d7-d7a191d35d3a.160.webp)
New York Stock Exchange-New York Futures Exchange was established
1980 - New York City, New York, U.S.
![World Bank-World Bank Administrative Tribunal was established](/assets/placeholder.png)
![The World Bank](https://historydraft.com/files/cdef4282-598d-4dc9-b1e4-230a88e95b33.160.webp)
World Bank-World Bank Administrative Tribunal was established
1980 - Washington D.C., U.S.
![Computer animation-NFB's French-language animation studio](/assets/placeholder.png)
![null](https://historydraft.com/files/ca593a04-77e3-4990-9c19-0b0677e29dd4.160.webp)
Computer animation-NFB's French-language animation studio
1980 - France
![Tony Hawk-Professional Skateboarding](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Tony Hawk](https://historydraft.com/files/6f49de84-9b47-4dd3-bf9f-636c7708ca61.160.webp)
Tony Hawk-Professional Skateboarding
1980 - California, U.S.
![Juneteenth-Officially made a state holiday](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Juneteenth Flag](https://historydraft.com/files/80808662-e47d-4c1a-a81a-f4c23574adc9.160.webp)
Juneteenth-Officially made a state holiday
Tuesday Jan 1, 1980 - Texas, U.S.
![Indira Gandhi-The 1980 Elections](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Indira Gandhi Image](https://historydraft.com/files/68590492-518e-456c-ad70-84861df14ed4.160.webp)
Indira Gandhi-The 1980 Elections
Wednesday Jan 2, 1980 - India
![Ted Bundy-Bundy was found guilty once again and Marriage](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ted Bundy](https://historydraft.com/files/04539d74-392f-45ac-b829-93f8e6504e65.160.webp)
Ted Bundy-Bundy was found guilty once again and Marriage
Jan, 1980 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
![Donald Trump-Grand Hyatt Hotel](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Donald Trump](https://historydraft.com/files/a89ca764-75c9-4ea2-93ae-d7a292768e09.160.webp)
Donald Trump-Grand Hyatt Hotel
1980 - New York, U.S.
![Ruhollah Khomeini-First president of Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ruhollah Khomeini](https://historydraft.com/files/732933c0-5e4e-49fa-ad35-30c67022b862.160.webp)
Ruhollah Khomeini-First president of Iran
Sunday Feb 3, 1980 - Iran
![Lula da Silva-Workers' Party](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Lula da Silva Image](https://historydraft.com/files/629a4a85-4857-41b0-af81-191b21a31386.160.webp)
Lula da Silva-Workers' Party
Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - Brazil
![Stan Lee-1980 work](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Stan Lee](https://historydraft.com/files/e116e83f-5a7c-4d98-808d-7a8f1876450c.160.webp)
Stan Lee-1980 work
Feb, 1980 - New York, U.S.
![Ted Bundy-Bundy was sentenced for a third time to death by electrocution](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ted Bundy](https://historydraft.com/files/04539d74-392f-45ac-b829-93f8e6504e65.160.webp)
Ted Bundy-Bundy was sentenced for a third time to death by electrocution
Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - U.S.
![Celine Dion-The first song](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Celine Dion](https://historydraft.com/files/9188b8bb-a7c8-4e00-8a7b-2348a0fe5eae.160.webp)
Celine Dion-The first song
1980 - Quebec, Canada
![Gary Ridgway- Ridgway strangled a prostitute](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Gary Ridgway](https://historydraft.com/files/ed8f794d-72ea-432c-a1b1-0c04b7e91ea2.160.webp)
Gary Ridgway- Ridgway strangled a prostitute
1980 - Green River, Utah, United States
![Ronaldinho-Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ronaldinho](https://historydraft.com/files/5e4c4153-b103-4dda-99f9-ee5012759592.160.webp)
Ronaldinho-Birth
Friday Mar 21, 1980 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
![April Fools' Day-Pranks (U.S.)](/assets/placeholder.png)
![April Fools' Day](https://historydraft.com/files/d951daef-b519-4eb8-967d-2f0ed42a6113.160.webp)
April Fools' Day-Pranks (U.S.)
Tuesday Apr 1, 1980 - Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
![Jimmy Carter-Economic sanctions](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Carter](https://historydraft.com/files/7c109387-c00b-48bf-8b58-3e00d7c36b6c.160.webp)
Jimmy Carter-Economic sanctions
Sunday Apr 6, 1980 - Iran
![Jimmy Carter-Operation Eagle Claw](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Carter](https://historydraft.com/files/7c109387-c00b-48bf-8b58-3e00d7c36b6c.160.webp)
Jimmy Carter-Operation Eagle Claw
Thursday Apr 24, 1980 - Iran
![3D printing-Hideo Kodama of Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute invented two additive methods](/assets/placeholder.png)
![A three-dimensional printer - 3D printing](https://historydraft.com/files/69032b16-4a10-497f-b41a-34f92639586e.160.webp)
3D printing-Hideo Kodama of Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute invented two additive methods
Apr, 1980 - Nagoya, Japan
![Josip Broz Tito-Death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Josip Broz Tito Image](https://historydraft.com/files/c159929f-8e8f-44f4-8c06-d86fa0561860.160.webp)
Josip Broz Tito-Death
Sunday May 4, 1980 - Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
![Kosovo War-Tito's Death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Kosovo War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/4c0d5bf3-5bde-40aa-b02e-21761e4ad850.160.webp)
Kosovo War-Tito's Death
Sunday May 4, 1980 - Serbia
![Halimah Yacob-Marriage](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Halimah Yacob](https://historydraft.com/files/15f4c98d-7a52-4591-bae8-b2d012bbbc0d.160.webp)
Halimah Yacob-Marriage
Jun, 1980 - Singapore
![Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre-Aguirre's Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mug shot of Pearl Fernandez](https://historydraft.com/files/28fdfa35-6414-4e00-977f-963794b98034.160.webp)
Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre-Aguirre's Birth
Friday Jun 13, 1980 - U.S.
![Indira Gandhi-Son's Death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Indira Gandhi Image](https://historydraft.com/files/68590492-518e-456c-ad70-84861df14ed4.160.webp)
Indira Gandhi-Son's Death
Sunday Jun 22, 1980 - New Delhi, India
![Elon Musk-The Divorce](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Elon Musk](https://historydraft.com/files/2ce490fd-20bc-4ad1-90f0-f80d6b4a931f.160.webp)
Elon Musk-The Divorce
1980 - Pretoria, South Africa
![Bill Gates-IBM approached Microsoft](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bill Gates Image](https://historydraft.com/files/5f005a7b-7874-4432-adbd-ef10b8d06be7.160.webp)
Bill Gates-IBM approached Microsoft
Tuesday Jul 1, 1980 - New Mexico, U.S.
![Juneteenth-Texas was the first state to recognize the date](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Juneteenth Flag](https://historydraft.com/files/80808662-e47d-4c1a-a81a-f4c23574adc9.160.webp)
Juneteenth-Texas was the first state to recognize the date
1980 - Texas, U.S.
![Jacinda Ardern-Birth](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jacinda Ardern](https://historydraft.com/files/85730f59-7a59-48e6-83f7-a2b6ee644677.160.webp)
Jacinda Ardern-Birth
Sunday Jul 27, 1980 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
![Plane Accidents-Saudia Flight 163](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Plane Crashes Images](https://historydraft.com/files/b1d108a9-fed4-41ae-86a3-42355a4a5c69.160.webp)
Plane Accidents-Saudia Flight 163
Tuesday Aug 19, 1980 - Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
![Jimmy Hoffa-Death of His Wife](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Jimmy Hoffa](https://historydraft.com/files/c6f91636-85be-407d-bbdd-1212fc9937a8.160.webp)
Jimmy Hoffa-Death of His Wife
Friday Sep 12, 1980 - Michigan, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Iraq abrogated The Algiers Protocol](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iraq abrogated The Algiers Protocol
Wednesday Sep 17, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
![Atomic Bomb-The Damascus Accident](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Mushroom cloud above Nagasaki after atomic bombing](https://historydraft.com/files/6b23c9ed-a350-49c4-beb0-fa8c04909547.160.webp)
Atomic Bomb-The Damascus Accident
Thursday Sep 18, 1980 - Damascus, Arkansas, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Starting The Battle of Khorramshahr](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Starting The Battle of Khorramshahr
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![Ruhollah Khomeini-War with Iraq](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Ruhollah Khomeini](https://historydraft.com/files/732933c0-5e4e-49fa-ad35-30c67022b862.160.webp)
Ruhollah Khomeini-War with Iraq
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
![Vodafone-The Beginning of a Group](/assets/placeholder.png)
Vodafone-The Beginning of a Group
1980 - England, U.K.
![Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
![Qasem Soleimani-Iran–Iraq War](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Qasem Soleimani](https://historydraft.com/files/e0470be4-bd40-41ce-b794-b988d9fa1b31.160.webp)
Qasem Soleimani-Iran–Iraq War
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
![Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Bob Marley Image](https://historydraft.com/files/23dfc35b-cd78-4e9c-b93d-44e3efd2ff9c.160.webp)
Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert
Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
![Iran–Iraq War-The Iranian Navy Attack](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-The Iranian Navy Attack
Wednesday Sep 24, 1980 - Basra, Iraq
![Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Iranians From The outskirts of The city](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Iranians From The outskirts of The city
Monday Sep 29, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
![Iran–Iraq War-Operation Scorch Sword](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Scorch Sword
Tuesday Sep 30, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
![Iran–Iraq War-Air attacks](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Air attacks
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.
![Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Iran-Iraq War Image](https://historydraft.com/files/7eaf206a-4cde-4165-ba4d-19680cb0f618.160.webp)
Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - Iran
![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