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October 17, 1980

On October 17, 1980, as part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican. 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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As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.

Holy See–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.

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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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On October 17, 1980

  1. 1980 As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.

    Bilateral relations

    Holy See–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.

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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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