At A Glance
3 June 1980 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1980 was a Tuesday.
- 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 3 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1980 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 June 1980 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 3 June
- 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
- 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
- 1989 The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
- 1992 Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius.
Famous people born on 3 June
- George V (1865–1936)
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
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