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25 July 1980 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 25 July 1980 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Can't Stop the Music” by Village People.
- Top Film of 1980
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1980
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1980 was the Holden Commodore.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 25 July is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 25 July 1980 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 25 July 1980 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 25 July
- 1973 Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
- 1976 Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
- 1978 Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.
- 1979 In accord with the Egypt–Israel peace treaty, Israel begins its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula.
- 1984 Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
Famous people born on 25 July
- Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer (born 1991)
- Jaafar Jackson, American actor and singer (born 1996)
- Zawe Ashton, British actress (born 1984)
- Bryce Young, American football player (born 2001)
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Events of 1980 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1980 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser announces sanctions against the Soviet Union following its invasion of Afghanistan.
- 23 February – The 1980 Western Australian state election takes place and the Liberal/National coalition government of Sir Charles Court is re-elected.
- 1 March – The federal executive of the Australian Labor Party decides to intervene in the Queensland branch, with most key office-holders replaced.
Life in Australia in 1980
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.30
Loaf of Bread
$0.60
Average House
$45,000
Weekly Wage
$225.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Chris Hemsworth11 August 1983ActorView their day →Delta Goodrem9 November 1984Singer & songwriterView their day →Ruby Rose20 March 1986Actor & modelView their day →Sam Reid19 February 1987ActorView their day →Rebel Wilson2 March 1980Actress & writerView their day →Teresa Palmer26 February 1986Actress & modelView their day →Alexander Volkanovski29 September 1988Mixed martial artist & kickboxerView their day →Abbie Cornish7 August 1982ActressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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