Explore 6636 historical events from 1980–1989.
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was an American professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the seventh commissioner of Major League Baseball…
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American businessman and academic (born 1938)
Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, …
Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (born 1947)
Tadeusz Sendzimir was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown. He held 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States.
Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer (born 1894)
Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders in football history. He spent most of his career with Juventus.
Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953)
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he pub…
Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (born 1903)
Sir Ronald Syme was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of …
Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (born 1903)
Sir John Philip Baxter was a British-Australian chemical engineer. He was the second director of the University of New South Wales from 1953, continuing as vice-chancellor when the…
Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (born 1905)
Mikhail Emmanuilovich Goldstein was a German composer, violinist and violin teacher of Jewish origin, brother of prominent violinist Boris Goldstein.
Mikhail Goldstein, Ukrainian violinist and composer (born 1917)
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwi…
Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916)
Jan (Janice) DeGaetani was an American mezzo-soprano known for her performances of contemporary classical vocal compositions.
Jan DeGaetani, American soprano (born 1933)
Olga Erteszek was a Polish-American undergarment designer and lingerie company owner. She was famous for her nightgowns with full, flowing skirt width and generous sweep.
Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (born 1916)
William Samuel Steele was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. A two-time USA Outdoor c…
Willie Steele, American long jumper (born 1923)
Rajani Thiranagama was a Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist and feminist who was assassinated by the LTTE cadres after she had criticised them for their atrocities. At the time…
Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (born 1954)
Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of th…
Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (born 1905)
Ambrose Folorunsho Alli was a Nigerian medical professor who served as Executive Governor of the defunct Nigerian state of Bendel State between 1979 and 1983. He was the first civi…
Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician (born 1929)
Irving Berlin was a Russian-born American songwriter and composer. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy…
Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (born 1888)
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, known professionally as Hemanta Mukherjee and Hemant Kumar, was an Indian music director and a playback singer who primarily sang in Bengali and Hindi, along …
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1920)
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. From 1972 to 1981, Mar…
Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (born 1917)
August Anheuser "Gussie" Busch Jr. was an American brewing magnate who built the Anheuser-Busch into the largest brewery in the world by 1957; he served as company chairman from 19…
Gussie Busch, American businessman (born 1899)
Georges Ulmer (1919–1989) was a Danish-born composer, librettist, and actor who became a naturalized French citizen. He was born Jørgen Frederik Ulmer on 16 February 1919 in Copenh…
Georges Ulmer, Danish-French singer-songwriter and actor (born 1919)
Drew Shafer was an American gay activist from Kansas City, Missouri, known for his LGBTQ activism.
Drew Shafer, American LGBT rights activist (born 1936)
Virgil Thomson was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist, a neoro…
Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (born 1896)
Graham Chapman was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colon…
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter, member of Monty Python (born 1941)
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willing…
Bette Davis, American actress (born 1908)