WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1980
Find out what all happened August to September 1980

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

The St. Gotthard Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.224 km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo. (5. September 1980)

Patrick Depailler, French Grand Prix driver was killed in a crash at Hockenheim during a private test session. (1. August 1980)

Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. (14. August 1980)

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

Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. (30. September 1980)

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

Iraq invades Iran. (22. 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)

After two weeks of nationwide strikes, the Polish government was forced to sign the Gdańsk Agreement, allowing for the creation of the trade union Solidarity. (31. August 1980)

Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. (17. September 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)

Military coup in Turkey. (12. September 1980)

John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, US. (26. August 1980)

Zimbabwe joins the United Nations. (25. August 1980)

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations. (16. September 1980)

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

Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of president Pinochet. (11. September 1980)