1980
Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel.
Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
The 1980s
Explore 6636 historical events from 1980–1989.
1980
A train crash kills 18 people and injures over 170 more in County Cork, Ireland.
The Buttevant Rail Disaster was a train crash that occurred on 1 August 1980 at Buttevant Railway Station, County Cork, in Ireland, 220 kilometres (137 mi) from Dublin on the main …
A train crash kills 18 people and injures over 170 more in County Cork, Ireland.
1980
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms
The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 Democratization Movement, was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980,…
Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms
1980
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day
The 1980 Miami riots were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, United States, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, following an all-White male jury acquitting five white Dad…
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day
1980
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel and st…
The Shining, the psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, is premiered on 10 screens in New York City and
1980
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at
The Gwangju Uprising, also known in South Korea as May 18 Democratization Movement, was a series of student-led demonstrations that took place in Gwangju, South Korea, in May 1980,…
The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at
1980
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, United States, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak, also known as The Night of the Twisters, was a tornado outbreak that produced a series of destructive and exceptionally erratic tornadoes th…
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, United States, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to
1980
Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana t…
Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
1980
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun…
Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 27 August 1980 to fill the vacancy caused by President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation.
South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun…
1980
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Kenan Evren.
The 43rd government of Turkey, also known as the 6th Demirel Government or the Unwillingly Nationalist Front Government, was a minority government led by Süleyman Demirel of Justic…
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Kenan Evren.
1980
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela
The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country …
The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela
1980
The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 8
On 27 June 1980, Itavia Flight 870, a Douglas DC-9 passenger jet en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea between the islands of Ponza and Ustica at…
The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 8
1980
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the…
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Bo…
Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the…
1980
Institution of sharia law in Iran.
Sharia, also transliterated as Sharī'ah, Shari'a, or Shariah, is a body of religious law that form the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Qur'an and h…
Institution of sharia law in Iran.
1980
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
The 1980 State of Origin game was the first game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues rugby league teams to be played under "state of origin" selection rule…
The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
1980
Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station.
Soyuz 38 was a human spaceflight mission conducted by the Soviet Union during September 1980. The Soyuz spacecraft brought two visiting crew members to the Salyut 6 space station, …
Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station.
1980
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a Salvadoran left-wing political party and former guerrilla rebel group.
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.
1980
As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
Holy See–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.
As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
1980
The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.
Solidarity, full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity", is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subsequently, it …
The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity trade union.
1980
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day…
Aeroflot Flight 4225 was a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Alma-Ata Airport to Simferopol Airport on 8 July 1980. The aircraft had reached an altitu…
Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day…
1980
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The g…
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
1980
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only…
The Quietly Confident Quartet was the self-given name of the Australian men's 4 × 100 metres medley relay swimming team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Mosco…
The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only…
1980
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head…
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is an Icelandic stateswoman and theatre director who was the fourth president of Iceland, serving from 1980 to 1996, the first woman to hold the position and…
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head…
1980
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
The Bologna massacre was a terrorist bombing of the Bologna Centrale railway station in Bologna, Italy, on the morning of 2 August 1980, which killed 85 people and wounded over 200…
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.