Born in May 1980 - Zodiac Signs, Personality and Horoscopes

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May 1980 Tropical Ephemeris

What happened in May 1980

• May 1, 1980: The term "yuppie" was first used in an article by Dan Rottenberg in Chicago.
• May 4, 1980: Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito dies. The largest state funeral in history is organized, with state delegations from 128 different countries out of 154 UN members at the time.
• May 7, 1980: Paul Geidel, convicted of second-degree murder in 1911, is released from prison in Beacon, New York, after 68 years and 245 days (the longest-ever time served by an inmate).
• May 8, 1980: Global eradication of smallpox certified by the World Health Organization.
• May 9, 1980: In Florida, United States, the Liberian freighter Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay. A 1,400-foot (430 m) section of the bridge collapses and 35 people (most of them on a bus) are killed.
• May 14, 1980: The Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
• May 17, 1980: Internal conflict in Peru: On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in the town of Chuschi, Ayacucho.
• May 18, 1980: The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington (state) kills 57 and causes US$3 billion in damage.
• May 20, 1980: 1980 Quebec referendum: Voters in Quebec reject, by a vote of 60%, a proposal to seek independence from Canada.
• May 22, 1980: Namco's Pac-Man, the highest-earning arcade game of all time, is released in Japan.
• May 24, 1980: The International Court of Justice calls for the release of U.S. Embassy hostages in Tehran.
• May 26, 1980: John Frum supporters in Vanuatu storm government offices on the island of Tanna. Vanuatu government troops land the next day and drive them away.
• May 28, 1980: A fiery bus crash near the small village of Webb, Saskatchewan, Canada, claims 22 lives.