After performing for Queen Elizabeth II at a command performance in 1979, Haley made his final performances in South Africa in May and June 1980.

On May 28, 2002, the United States Food and Drug Administration instituted a policy that excludes from donation anyone who spent at least six months in certain European countries, ( or three months in the United Kingdom ), from 1980 to 1996.

Clement Martyn Doke ( 16 May 1893 in Bristol, United Kingdom – 24 February 1980 in East London, South Africa ) was a South African linguist working mainly on African languages.

By May 1984, Ken Barlow stood as the only original cast member, after the departures of Ena Sharples ( in 1980 ), Annie Walker ( in 1983 ), Elsie Tanner ( in 1984 ) and Albert Tatlock ( also 1984 ).

" S. Fred Singer Papers, 1953 – 1989 ( bulk 1960 – 1980 )", accessed May 15, 2010.

From November 1980 to May 1984, power was held by a provisional government responsible to a Revolutionary Council headed by President João Bernardo Vieira.

Marshal Josip Broz Tito (; born Josip Broz ; Cyrillic: Јосип Броз Тито ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980 ) was a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman, serving in various roles from 1945 until his death in 1980.

On May 3, 1980, he married psychotherapist Carla Green, who then also began serving as his manager ; she later became a personal trainer.

Curtis committed suicide on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first American tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, Closer.

Heinlein's surgical treatment re-energized him, and he wrote five novels from 1980 until he died in his sleep from emphysema and heart failure on May 8, 1988.

Rolf Herman Nevanlinna ( 22 October 1895 – 28 May 1980 ) was one of the most famous Finnish mathematicians.

* Compressor-expander for a musical instrument, issued May 1980

Chun Doo-hwan declared martial law on May 17, 1980, and protests escalated.

On May 18, 1980, a confrontation broke out in the city of Gwangju between protesting students of Chonnam National University and the armed forces dispatched by the Martial Law Command.

Regional bitterness was intensified by the May 1980 Gwangju massacre, in which about 200 and perhaps many more inhabitants of the capital of Jeollanam-do were killed by government troops sent to quell an insurrection.

The United States ' alleged role in the May 1980 Gwangju uprising was the single most pressing South Korean political issue of the 1980s.

On May 17, 1980, the eve of the presidential elections, it burned ballot boxes in the town of Chuschi.

Williams first single for Skyhooks, " Over the Border ", reached the top 40 in April, and their fifth studio album, Hot for the Orient, appeared in May 1980, but failed to peak into the top 50.

The band soon recorded a four-song demo tape in Mars ' basement, and handed it to Peter Jesperson in May 1980.

* May 18 – Dirch Passer, Danish actor ( d. 1980 )

* May 31 – John Bonham, British rock drummer ( Led Zeppelin ) ( d. 1980 )

* May 3 – Virgil Fox, American organist ( d. 1980 )

On 15 May 1864, the VMI Corps of Cadets fought as an independent unit at the Battle of New Market.

On May 15, 1864, the VMI cadets participated in the Battle of New Market.

He was dropped as colonel of the 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment in the reorganization of May 8, 1862 and then was Colonel of the VMI Infantry battalion between April 30, 1862 and May 18, 1862, May 11, 1864 and June 27, 1864 and March 1865 and April 1865.

On May 12, 1864, Smith sent almost the entire Corps of Cadets of VMI, leaving behind only 27 cadets to guard the Institute, to help hold off the advance of the Union Army under Major General Franz Sigel from the northern end of the valley.

On May 15, 1864, the VMI Cadets earned distinction and fame at the Battle of New Market as the only Corps of Cadets in United States history to fight as a unit in battle.

Alcott had been influenced by educational philosophy of the Swiss pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and even renamed his school " The Cheshire Pestalozzi School ". His style attracted the attention of Samuel Joseph May, who introduced Alcott to his sister Abby May.

On May 21, 1984, during a press conference at which the Atari 7800 was introduced, company executives revealed that the 5200 had been discontinued after just two years on the market.

The bill changing the province's moving day from May 1 to July 1 was introduced by a federalist member of the Quebec National Assembly, Jérôme Choquette in 1973, in order not to affect children still in school in the month of May.

Hubbard first introduced Dianetics to the public in the article Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science published in the May 1950 issue of the magazine Astounding Science Fiction.

The tie-up with the mobile operator is significant in that WAP services were introduced in May for a trial period, making Egypt one of the first countries in Africa to have introduced WAP.

In May 1769, Washington introduced a proposal, drafted by his friend George Mason, calling for Virginia to boycott English goods until the Acts were repealed.

Chelsy also accompanied Harry to the wedding of Harry's cousin, Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly in May 2008, where she was introduced to the Queen for the first time.

The practice was introduced to the west by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ( May 26, 1689 – August 21, 1762 ).

In May 2007, a bill entitled the " Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act " was introduced that would hold congressional and federal employees liable for stock trades they made using information they gained through their jobs and also regulate analysts or " Political Intelligence " firms that research government activities.

To give webmasters the option to specify that the ODP content should not be used for listings of their website, Microsoft introduced in May 2006 the new "" value for the "" element of the meta tags.

also introduced in May 2007 the attribute value: < code >< nowiki > class =" robots-nocontent "</ nowiki ></ code >.

In Rømer's position as royal mathematician, he introduced the first national system for weights and measures in Denmark on 1 May 1683.

In May 2011 Playboy introduced i. playboy. com, a complete, uncensored version of its near 700 issue archive, targeting the Apple iPad.

Following the reports recommendations the 2009 bill (), was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on May 19, 2009 by Pedro Pierluisi ( D-Puerto Rico ).

The 12-inch PowerBook G4 remained available until May 16, 2006, when the MacBook was introduced as a replacement for the iBook.

Although a number of people laid claim to the concept of the postage stamp, it is well documented that stamps were first introduced in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840, as a part of postal reforms promoted by Sir Rowland Hill.

The first stamp, the penny black, was put on sale on 1 May, to be valid as of 6 May 1840 ; two days later the two pence blue was introduced.

In May 1961, the junta declared " Pledges of the Revolution ": anticommunism was to be the nation's main policy ; friendly relations would be strengthened with allies of the free world, notably the United States ; all corruption and government misdeed would be disposed and " fresh and clean morality " would be introduced ; the reconstruction of a self-reliant economy would be priority ; the nation's ability would be nurtured to fight against communism and achieve reunification ; and that government would be returned to a democratic civilian government within two years.

The Roman Catholic festival of All Saints is known to have been introduced in the early 7th century, on the occasion of the dedication of the Pantheon as a church, but on the continent, it was celebrated on 13 May throughout the 7th and 8th centuries.

To avoid a " runaway convention ", in which unexpected or damaging amendments could be considered, the proposal to mandate direct elections for the Senate was finally introduced in the Congress ; on June 12, 1911, it passed in the Senate by a vote of 64 to 24, with 4 not voting, and on May 13, 1912, passed in the House by a vote of 238 to 39, with 110 not voting.

The RAF's then-current jet bomber the English Electric Canberra, introduced in May 1951 and designed during the war, could only have reached the Soviet border and had a capacity of 6, 000 lb ( 2, 720 kg ).