1980
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s – 1980s – 1990s 2000s 2010s |
Years: | 1977 1978 1979 – 1980 – 1981 1982 1983 |
1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was also the first year of the 1980s.
Events[change | change source]
- January 20 – The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams to win their 4th Super Bowl championship. They hold the record for most wins by one team until 1995.
- April 12 – Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in Canada.
- April 30 – Beatrix of the Netherlands crowned
- May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts.
- August 1 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes the 4th President of Iceland. She is the first female ever elected as a head of state in a democratic election.
- August – Rising Solidarity a Polish trade union which make for fallen communism in East Europe
- September 1 – Terry Fox ends his Marathon of Hope, after his cancer resurfaces.
- September 22 – War begins between Iran and Iraq.
- November 4 – Ronald Reagan defeats Jimmy Carter during the presidential elections.
- December 8 – John Lennon of The Beatles is shot and killed outside of his apartment in New York City by Mark David Chapman.
- Pictures taken by the Voyager 1 probe lead to the discovery of Saturn's moon, Atlas.
Births[change | change source]
- January 17 – Zooey Deschanel, American actress
- January 18 – Robert Green, English footballer
- January 19 – Jenson Button, British racecar driver
- February 12 – Christina Ricci, American actress
- March 7 – Laura Prepon, American actress
- March 21 – Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer, Ex-husband of Avril Lavigne
- April 21 – Tony Romo, American NFL quarterback
- May 14 – Tilde Fröling, Swedish actress
- May 30 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
- June 17 – Venus Williams, American tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
- July 7 – Michelle Kwan, American figure skating champion
- July 10 – Jessica Simpson, American singer
- July 12 – Amerie, American singer
- July 13 – Kousuke Atari, Japanese singer
- July 15 – Mike Zambidis, Greek kick boxer
- July 23 – Michelle Williams, American singer (Destiny's Child)
- August 29 – David Desrosiers, Canadian Musician- Simple Plan
- September 6 – Kerry Katona, English television presenter and singer
- September 9 – Michelle Williams, American actress (Brokeback Mountain)
- September 25 – T.I., American rapper
- September 30 – Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis champion
- October 8 – The Miz, American professional wrestler
- October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American socialite and model
- November 5 – Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
- November 24 – Beth Pheonix, American wrestler
- December 7 – Clemens Fritz German footballer
- December 7 – John Terry, English footballer
- December 14 – Tata Young, Thai-American singer, actress and model
- December 18 – Christina Aguilera, American singer
- December 30 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
- December 31 – Fumie Suguri, figure skater
Deaths[change | change source]
- January 10 – Charles Drummond Ellis, English physicist (b. 1895)
- March 18 – Erich Fromm, German-American psychologist (b. 1900)
- April 14 – Gianni Rodari, Italian writer (b. 1920)
- April 15 – Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (b. 1905)
- April 21 – Sohrab Sepehri, Iranian poet and painter (b. 1928)
- April 29 – Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director (b. 1899)
- May 5 – President Tito dies
- May 30 – Carl Radle, American musician (b. 1932)
- July 27 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran (b. 1919)
- August 10 – Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, Last President of United Pakistan.
- August 26 – Tex Avery, American cartoonist (Bugs Bunny) (b. 1908)
- September 25 - John Bonham, English drummer (Led Zeppelin) (b. 1948)
- November 20 – Sir John McEwen, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)
- November 22 – Mae West, American actress (b, 1893)
- December 8 – John Lennon, English singer/songwriter (The Beatles) (b. 1940)
- December 24 – Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (b. 1891)
- December 29 – Nadezhda Mandelstam, Russian writer (b. 1899)
Movies Released[change | change source]
TV Series[change | change source]
- Gumby Adventures – The first Gumby in 1980's. Gumby episode is "The Music Ball", "Shrink-a-Dink" and "Hatching Out" in November 1, 1980 first aired.
Hit Songs[change | change source]
- "A Forest" – The Cure
- "All Out of Love" – Air Supply
- "Any Way You Want It" – Journey
- "Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen
- "Ashes To Ashes" – David Bowie
- "Babe" – Styx
- "Back Together Again" – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
- "Borrowed Time" – Styx
- "Breaking the Law" – Judas Priest
- "Cheap Wine" – Cold Chisel
- "Fool in the Rain" – Led Zeppelin
- "Freewill" – Rush
- "Good Morning Girl" – Journey
- "Hungry Heart" – Bruce Springsteen
- "I Can't Tell You Why" – The Eagles
- "I Hope I Never – Split Enz
- "Living After Midnight" – Judas Priest
- "London Calling" – The Clash
- "Love The World Away" – Kenny Rogers
- "Metal Gods" – Judas Priest
- "On And On And On" – ABBA
- "People – Mi-Sex
- "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" – Aerosmith
- "Sexy Eyes" – Dr. Hook
- "Stay Awhile" – Journey
- "Suddenly" – Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
- "Super Trouper" – ABBA
- "The Winner Takes It All" – ABBA
- "Too Late" – Journey
- "Train in Vain" – The Clash
- "Tulsa Time" – Eric Clapton
- "Turn It On Again" – Genesis
- "Why Me" – Styx
- "You May Be Right" – Billy Joel
- (Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon
- Another Brick In The Wall, Part II – Pink Floyd
- Another One Bites The Dust- Queen
- Call Me – Blondie
- Coming Up – Paul McCartney & Wings
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- It's Still Rock And Roll To Me – Billy Joel
- Lady – Kenny Rogers
- Magic -Olivia Newton-John
- Rock With You – Michael Jackson
- Upside Down – Diana Ross
- Woman In Love – Barbra Streisand
New books[change | change source]
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