WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1980
Find out what all happened July to December 1980

The Montevideo Treaty, establishing the Latin American Integration Association, is signed. (12. August 1980)

A massive storm tears through western Wisconsin, causing US$160 million in damage. (15. July 1980)

Flood in Ibadan after 12 hours of heavy downpour killed over 300 people and properties worth million destroyed. (31. August 1980)

Vanuatu gains independence. (30. July 1980)

English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25. (4. December 1980)

Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. (29. July 1980)

Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law (30. July 1980)

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War (2. October 1980)

The Central Hotel Fire occurs in Bundoran, Ireland. (8. August 1980)

Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport. (29. October 1980)

Alexandra Palace burns down for a second time. (10. July 1980)

A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland. (1. August 1980)

Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes President of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah. (1. September 1980)

Institution of sharia in Iran. (7. July 1980)

Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (including 1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station. (18. September 1980)

As part of the Holy See – United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican (17. October 1980)

Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague. (25. October 1980)

Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends near Thunder Bay, Ontario. (1. September 1980)

Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people. (19. August 1980)

At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people died and 211 were injured. (26. September 1980)