The following events happened in July 1980:
July 19, 1980: Summer Olympic Games open in Moscow
July 16, 1980: Former U.S. President Ford turns down offer to become U.S. vice president nominee
July 30, 1980: Israel's parliament votes for Jerusalem reunification and annexes former Jordanian territory in East Jerusalem (green) to Israel's West Jerusalem (blue)
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January 1980 was the first month of that leap year. The month which began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday
January 27, 1980: Canadian Embassy sneaks six U.S. diplomats out of Iran
January 6, 1980: Indira Gandhi returned to power in India
January 22, 1980: Soviet H-bomb inventor Andrei Sakharov arrested and moved to closed city
January 18, 1980: Price of silver hits record high of $52.80 per ounce