Historical Events
- Shuttle STS-1 moves from Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center (Florida) to Launch Complex 39A
Famous Deaths
- Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian writer (b. 1899)
- Roy Engle, American writer and actor (The Man from Planet X, The Wild Wild West, My Favorite Martian), dies from meningitis at 67
- Tim Hardin, American singer (If I Were a Carpenter, Reason to Believe), dies of a drug overdose at 39
Died in 1980 1980 Highlights
About December 29, 1980
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 3 months and 30 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
#1 Song: There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir
