About the day » Sunday May 4, 1980Calender converter

• Maurice Schipper

• Elisabeth Hendrik SIKKEL (94), Apeldoorn,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Van Doorselaere (73), Gent
• Arie de Kwaadsteniet (69), Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphonius Albericus Meire (89), Brugge,8000,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Aldert Pieter Jan van Bruggen (54), Den-Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Edison Franklin Disque (77), Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
• Cornelia Struys (77), Roosendaal en Nispen (NL)
• Avis Iona Eneboe (67), Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
• Ada J. Beeghley (87), Ohio
• David Edward Mansfield (89), Bingara, New South Wales, Australia

• 1978 » Brett Burton, Australian footballer
• 1978 » Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist
• 1978 » Igor Biscan, Croatian footballer
• 1979 » Kristin Harmel, American journalist and author
• 1979 » Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, and producer
• 1979 » Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan rugby player
• 1979 » Marie Poissonnier, French pole vaulter
• 1980 » Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 » Dallon Weekes, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1981 » Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer

• 1973 » Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)
• 1975 » Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)
• 1980 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
• 1981 » C. Loganathan, Sri Lankan banker (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
• 1984 » Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)
• 1985 » Clarence Wiseman, English-Canadian 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1907)
• 1985 » Fikri Sönmez, Turkish tailor and politician (b. 1938)
• 1987 » Paul Butterfield, American singer and harmonica player (b. 1942)

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

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Marieke
4. Linda
5. Kim
6. Jennifer
7. Wendy
8. Esther
9. Patricia
10. Jessica
11. Karin
12. Petra
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.
• March 3 » The USSNautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
• April 2 » United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
• May 9 » In Florida, Liberian freighter MVSummit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150ft. into the water and die.
• May 27 » The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
• June 10 » The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
• September 30 » Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

The temperature on May 4, 1980 was between 3.2 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.