Date in year · 1980 · The 1980s

October 10, 1980

On October 10, 1980, the 7.1 Mw  El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369. The year's #1 song was "Call Me" by Blondie. Dennis Kruppke, Randy Orton, Bijou Phillips would arrive in the same year.

Events

2

Births

1

Deaths

0

Year

1980

1980s

Around 1980

The year in brief

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.

Read the full year of 1980 →

What happened

On October 10, 1980

  1. 1980 The 7.1 Mw  El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369.

    7.1 magnitude earthquake on the Algerian coast

    1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The shock occurred in the Algerian town of El Asnam. The shocks were felt over 550 km (340 mi) away, with the initial earthquake lasting 35 seconds.

  2. 1980 The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.

    Salvadoran political party and former guerilla organization

    The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a Salvadoran political party and former guerrilla rebel group.

Arrivals

Born on October 10, 1980

Julie Pomagalski 1980– French snowboarder (1980–2021)

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1980

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

Step through

Nearby

Keep going

More to explore