Timeline March 1980

Events in March 1980 6

• 1898 – 1980 Tamara de Lempicka Art Deco · Poland Tamara de Lempicka (May 16, 1898 – March 18, 1980) was a Polish Art Deco painter whose glamorous, stylised portraits of the wealthy elite defined the visual culture of 1920s Paris. She was rediscovered as an icon in the 1970s.
• 1913 – 1980 Jesse Owens (1913-1980) Died 31 March 1980, aged 66 American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, undermining Nazi claims of Aryan racial superiority. He set world records in sprinting and long jump and became a global symbol of athletic excellence over ideology. Owens died of lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona.
• 1917 – 1980 Oscar Romero (1917-1980) Died 24 March 1980, aged 62 Archbishop of San Salvador who was assassinated while celebrating Mass, after speaking out against poverty, social injustice, and human rights abuses during El Salvador's civil conflict. His killing by a right-wing death squad made him a martyr for liberation theology and human rights. He was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church in 2018.
• 1980 Iditarod 1980 Winner: Joe May — 14 days 7h Joe May of Trapper Creek won the 1980 Iditarod in 14 days and 7 hours.
• 1980 Billy Joel releases Glass Houses It's Still Rock and Roll to Me A harder rock record — his first number one single.
• 1980 – present Ronaldinho The Magician 2005 Ballon d'Or winner known for his joy, flair, and incredible trickery on the ball.