March 1980

Saturday 01:

1983 - Swatch introduces their first timepieces.

Friday 14:

In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.

Tuesday 18:

On Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia 50 persons were killed at an explosion of a Vostok-2M rocket on its launch pad during a fueling operation.

Friday 21:

On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase "Who Shot JR?"

Monday 24:

Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed by gunmen while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

Thursday 27:

The Norwegian oil platform Alexander Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.