Question: what important events happened in 1980 uk?
Answer: 1 April – The steelworkers' strike is called off. 2 April – 1980 St Pauls riot in Bristol. 4 April – Alton Towers Resort is opened by Madame Tussauds in Staffordshire. 10 April – The UK reaches agreement with Spain to re-open its border with Gibraltar. 18 April – Zimbabwe becomes independent of the United Kingdom.