What Happened on September 25, 1980

Historical Events

Comedian Chevy Chase calls Cary Grant a homo on "Tomorrow" show, a $10M defamation lawsuit follows, settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum

Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres

The first congress of the Democratic Youth Organization of Afghanistan held in Kabul
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

T.I. [Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.], American rapper and actor (Bring Em Out, Dead and Gone), born in Atlanta, Georgia

Earl Roy Curry, American religious thinker and Kirtland Temple overseer, dies at 90

English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"), dies from asphyxiation after heavy alcohol intake at 32

Lewis Milestone [Leib Milstein], Moldovan-American Academy Award-winning film director (d All Quiet on the Western Front; Of Mice and Men; Ocean's 11), dies at 84
Marie Under, Estonian author and poet, dies at 97

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 7 months and 1 day
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Libra