Historical Events
Boxing Title Fight
American boxer Larry Holmes scores a 7th round TKO of Scott LeDoux in Bloomington, Minnesota in defense of his WBC heavyweight title
- Institution of Sharia law in Iran
- Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours
- Jineane Ford of Arizona replaces Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe) as the 29th Miss USA
- Shawn Weatherly, of USA, crowned 29th Miss Universe
- The Safra massacre in Lebanon
Famous Birthdays
- Dan Whitesides, American drummer (The Used, 2006-), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Deidre Downs, American beauty queen, born in Birmingham, Alabama
- John Buck, American MLB baseball catchrr, 2004-14 (Kansas City Royals, and six other teams), born in Kemmerer, Wyoming
- Kaisa Jouhki, Finnish vocalist (Battlelore), born in Sumatra, Indonesia
- Michelle Kwan, American figure skater (World C'ship gold women's singles 1996, 98, 2000, 01, 03; Olympic silver 1998; bronze 2002), born in Torrance, California
Famous Deaths
- Reginald Gardiner, British actor (The Flying Deuces; The Great Dictator), dies at 77
Died in 1980 1980 Highlights
About July 7, 1980
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 43 years, 9 months and 21 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) - Paul McCartney And Wings
#1 Song: Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra
