About the day » Saturday January 5, 1980Calender converter

• Kenneth Vandermeersch, Roeselare († 2019)
• Sylvia van Hummel, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Quinten Peemen, Prinsenbeek

• Antje Ebeles Klaver (64), Westergeest
• Arnoldus Lindelauf (82), Schaesberg, Lb, NL
• Eelje Bouwman (94), Layton (Davis County) (Utah)
• Funs Neven (64), Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Blanche BOONSTRA (73), Zeeland Ottawa County Michigan U.S.A
• Albert Jules CONINX (67), Waterschei (Limburg) (B)
• Catharina Deckx (75), Retie, België
• Cornelis Hendrikus van der Meijden (78), Rijswijk (Maurik) (GL)
• Albertus Everaert (81), Zele
• Antje Joentje Damstra (87), Amsterdam

• 1975 » Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer
• 1975 » Mike Grier, American ice hockey player and scout
• 1975 » Warrick Dunn, American football player
• 1976 » Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
• 1978 » January Jones, American actress
• 1979 » Giuseppe Gibilisco, Italian pole vaulter
• 1979 » Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 » Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician
• 1982 » Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
• 1984 » Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter

• 1974 » Lev Oborin, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1907)
• 1976 » John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1891)
• 1978 » Wyatt Emory Cooper, American author and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 1979 » Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1979 » Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, bandleader (b. 1922)
• 1981 » Harold Urey, American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Lanza del Vasto, Italian poet and philosopher (b. 1901)
• 1982 » Edmund Herring, Australian general and politician, 7th Chief Justice of Victoria (b. 1892)
• 1982 » Hans Conried, American actor (b. 1917)
• 1985 » Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906)

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.
• February 2 » Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
• April 30 » Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
• April 30 » The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
• 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 1 » Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting.
• August 27 » A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.

The temperature on January 5, 1980 was between 3.0 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.