1980

From Wikipedia

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s

Years: 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 - 1980 - 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

Births

February 11 - Matthew Lawrence, actor.
February 11 - Natasha Bobo?, actress.

Deaths

April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director
December 31 - Marshall McLuhan (author)
Clement Martyn Doke (1893-1980) South African linguist
John Winston Lennon - (1940-1980)

Events

April 30 - Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Summer Olympic Games in Moscow USSR
War begins between Iran and Iraq
Invasion of Afghanistan by USSR

Sport

January 20 - Super Bowl XIV Pittsburgh Steelers (31) def. Los Angeles Rams (19)

Nobel Prizes

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