February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
June 17 » Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
Day of death February 3, 1980
The temperature on February 3, 1980 was between 2.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
February 23 » Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
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.
September 11 » A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.
September 30 » Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
October 9 » Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
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