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15 November 1980 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 November 1980 was a Saturday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1980
- The Irish chart song for 1980 was “Don't Stand So Close to Me” by The Police.
- Top Film of 1980
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 November 1980 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 November 1980 was First Quarter.
On this day: 15 November
- 1976 René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.
- 1979 A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
- 1983 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it is only recognized by Turkey.
- 1985 A research assistant is injured when a package from the Unabomber addressed to a University of Michigan professor explodes.
- 1985 The Anglo-Irish Agreement is signed at Hillsborough Castle by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Irish Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
Famous people born on 15 November
- Shailene Woodley, American actress (born 1991)
- Jonny Lee Miller, English-American actor (born 1972)
- Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (1891–1944)
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Dominican-American basketball player (born 1995)
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Events of 1980 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1980 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 9 January – Taoiseach Charles Haughey addressed the nation on television on the matter of worsening public finances.
- 17 February – The eighth century Derrynaflan Hoard, including the Derrynaflan Chalice, was discovered in a bog in Lurgoe, County Tipperary.
- 24 March – The first dedicated bus lane in Dublin was opened by the CIÉ bus company on Parliament Street. The 250 metre contraflow lane allowed buses and emergency service vehicles to travel in the opposite direction to other traffic.
Life in Ireland in 1980
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.10/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.30
Average House
£23,000
Weekly Wage
£50
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