About the day » Tuesday March 4, 1980Calender converter

• Eudrey Michael Simmon
• Albert Johannes Santing, Sellingen
• Marjolein Jochems, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Jan jellema († 2021)
• Loes christina catharina van Reemst, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland

• Albert H Nease (96), Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Wiering (75), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Westenbroek (85)
• Antonia-Theodora DE KOK (88), Schiedam(Nl)
• Akke Henriëtte Overakker (87), Driebergen, Nederland
• Cornelis Nieuwkerk (73), Fijnaart en Heijnigen, Moerdijk, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands
• Anna Cornelia Maria de Weert (93)
• Albertus Joseph Wilhelmus Mentink (55), Groesbeek, Gelderland, Nederland
• * Willem Welten (82), Tilburg
• Arie Herlaar (75), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1979 » Sarah Stock, Canadian wrestler and trainer
• 1980 » Aja Volkman, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 » Giedrius Gustas, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1980 » Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
• 1980 » Michael Henrich, American ice hockey player
• 1980 » Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
• 1980 » Phil McGuire, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1980 » Rohan Bopanna, Indian tennis player
• 1980 » Scott Hamilton, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1980 » Suzanna Choffel, American singer-songwriter

• 1977 » Anatol E. Baconsky, Romanian poet, author, and critic (b. 1925)
• 1977 » Andrés Caicedo, Colombian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1951)
• 1977 » Nancy Tyson Burbidge, Australian botanist and curator (b. 1912)
• 1977 » William Paul, American lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
• 1978 » Joe Marsala, American clarinet player and songwriter (b. 1907)
• 1978 » Wesley Bolin, American businessman and politician, 15th Governor of Arizona (b. 1909)
• 1979 » Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (b. 1926)
• 1980 » Alan Hardaker, English lieutenant and businessman (b. 1912)
• 1981 » Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, German admiral (b. 1900)
• 1981 » Torin Thatcher, American actor (b. 1905)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Peter
4. Johannes
5. Michael
6. Mark
7. David
8. Martijn
9. Dennis
10. Bart
11. Paul
12. Richard
13. Robert
14. Pieter
15. Patrick
16. Wouter

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Marieke
4. Linda
5. Kim
6. Wendy
7. Jennifer
8. Esther
9. Patricia
10. Jessica
11. Petra
12. Karin
13. Anna
14. Sarah
15. Monique
16. Johanna

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
• January 28 » USCGCBlackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
• March 23 » Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
• April 18 » The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
• April 24 » Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• July 24 » The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
• August 1 » A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.

The temperature on March 4, 1980 was between 0.5 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.