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...the top selling movie was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The academy award for the best movie went to Chariots of Fire. The top actor was Henry Fonda for his role as Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond. The top actress was Katharine Hepburn for her role as Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond.
The first De Lorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter, as the 40th President of the United States. Minutes later, Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, ending the Iran hostage crisis.
Daylight saving time is introduced in the USSR.
A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes, 33 innings.
Walter Cronkite retires from journalism.
France abolishes capital punishment.
The Church of England General Synod votes to admit women to holy orders.
The thrash metal band Metallica forms in Los Angeles.
The video game of the day was Frogger.
