Historical Events
- Ice Dance Championship at Dortmund West Germany won by Regoczy & Sallay
- Ice Pairs Championship at Dortmund won by Cherkasova & Shakhrai (USSR)
- Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers)
- Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch
Famous Birthdays
- Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
- Mercedes McNab, Canadian-born actress
Famous Deaths
- Allard Lowenstein, American writer (A Brutal Mandate), politician (US Representative from New York, 1969-71), and human rights activist, shot to death in his office by an associate at 51
- Mohammad Hatta, Indonesian politician (b. 1902)
Died in 1980 1980 Highlights
About March 14, 1980
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 44 years, 1 month and 10 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Pisces
Music Charts
#1 Song: Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
#1 Song: Together We Are Beautiful - Fern Kinney
