1980 - UK No 1 - Crying - Don McLean. USA No 1 - Coming Up - Paul McCartney & Wings. Swedish tennis international player Bjorn Borg defeats John McEnroe to take a record fifth title at Wimbledon. At the Edinburgh Festival, Scotland, Duran Duran appear for the fi
1981 - Alain Prost wins the French Grand Prix
1986 - UK No 1 - The Edge of Heaven - Wham!. There'll be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean. The Statue of Liberty is reopened to the public after an extensive refurbishing