July 1980 was the seventh month of that leap year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday.
July 19, 1980: Summer Olympic Games open in Moscow [1]July 24, 1980: Republic of Vanuatu granted independenceJuly 16, 1980: Former U.S. President Ford turns down offer to become U.S. vice president nominee
The following events happened in July 1980:
July 30, 1980: Israel's parliament votes for Jerusalem reunification and annexes former Jordanian territory in East Jerusalem (green) to Israel's West Jerusalem (blue) [2]