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1980 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.
Dec ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Major Events. Apr 20 Climax of the Berber Spring in Algeria sees hundreds of Berber political activists arrested. May 5 Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building. May 8 World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated.
The 1980s have been called “the decade of decadence,” and one of the era’s most notable movie characters, Wall Street ’s Gordon Gekko, famously declared that “greed is…good.” But the decade was about more than just excess. It was a period marked by defining events that continue to resonate.
Home. Events by Year. 1980. Jan uary. Feb ruary. Mar ch. Apr il. May. Jun e. Jul y. Aug ust. Sep tember. Oct ober. Nov ember. Dec ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Events 1 - 200 of 672. Jan 1 Chrysler UK renamed Talbot. "The Far Side" Jan 1 Comic strip "The Far Side" by Gary Larson debuts in The San Francisco Chronicle.
Entertainment in the Year 1980. CNN, founded by Ted Turner, was broadcasted worldwide. Music in the Year 1980. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen. Celebration – Kool & the Gang. You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC. Sports in the Year 1980. Summer Olympic Games was held at Moscow, USSR.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter defeats Senator Ted Kennedy to win renomination at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. Actress Dorothy Stratten is murdered in Los Angeles (southern California ), apparently raped and shot by her estranged husband Paul Snider before he kills himself.
This Day in History. The 1980s was an era defined by conservative politics, the rise of computer technology, the AIDS crisis and the end of the Cold War, as well as 1980s fashion and music.
