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The following events happened in December 1980:
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-three American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran after a group of armed Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, including Hossein Dehghan, Mohammad Ali Jafari and Mohammad Bagheri, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took them as hostages. The hostages were held for 444 days, from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran–United States relations.
February 1980 was the second month of that leap year. The month which began on a Friday and ended after 29 days on a Friday
August 1980 was the eighth month of that leap year. It began on a Friday and ended after 31 days on a Sunday. The following events happened in August 1980:
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