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November 18, 1980

On November 18, 1980, hamza al-Ghamdi is born. The year's #1 song was "Call Me" by Blondie. Dennis Kruppke, Randy Orton, Bijou Phillips would arrive in the same year.

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Hamza al-Ghamdi is born.

Hamza Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi was a Saudi terrorist hijacker. He was one of five hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 as part of the 11 September attacks.

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1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.

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Born on November 18, 1980

Hamza al-Ghamdi 1980– Saudi terrorist and 9/11 hijacker (1980–2001)

Luke Chadwick 1980– English footballer and coach

Minori Chihara 1980– Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1980)

François Duval 1980– Belgian rally driver (born 1980)

Denny Hamlin 1980– American racing driver and team owner (born 1980)

C. J. Wilson 1980– American baseball player (born 1980)

Farewells

Died on November 18, 1980

Conn Smythe Canadian sports executive (1895–1980)

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The class of 1980

Others born in 1980

Dennis Kruppke 1980– German footballer

Randy Orton 1980– American wrestler

Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model

Sean Avery 1980– Canadian ice hockey player and model

Charlie Hunnam 1980– English actor

Shao Jiayi 1980– Chinese footballer

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