Explore 4219 historical events from 1980–1989.
Kwon Ki-ok was the first Korean female aviator, as well as one of the first female pilots in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu. Kwon went into exile in China during the Japan…
Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (born 1901)
Grigori Kuzmin was an Estonian astronomer, who worked mainly in the field of stellar dynamics.
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer and academic (born 1917)
Irene Frances Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films, talkies, and radio.
Irene Rich, American actress (born 1891)
Carolyn Ann Franklin was an American singer-songwriter.
Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1944)
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer and journalist. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its thir…
Clifford D
Fred Bear was an American bow hunter and manufacturer. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a…
Fred Bear, American hunter and author (born 1902)
Benjamin Lexcen AM was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American c…
Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (born 1936)
Lev Semyonovich Pontryagin was a Soviet mathematician. Completely blind from the age of 14, he made major discoveries in a number of fields of mathematics, including algebraic topo…
Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1908)
Lillian Estelle Fisher was one of the first women to earn a doctorate in Latin American history in the U.S. She published important works on Spanish colonial administration; a biog…
Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (born 1891)
Michael Shaara was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction.
Michael Shaara, American author and academic (born 1928)
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasi…
Robert A
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy …
Kim Philby, British-Soviet double agent (born 1912)
Shen Congwen, formerly romanized as Shen Ts'ung-wen, was a Chinese writer who is considered one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, on par with Lu Xun. Regional culture and ide…
Shen Congwen, Chinese author and academic (born 1902)
Chesney Henry Baker Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool".
Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (born 1929)
Willem Drees Sr. was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and historian who served as Prime Minister of…
Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (born 1886)
Samuel George Davis Sr. was an American dancer and the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Sr
Giorgio Almirante was an Italian politician who founded the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement, which he led until his retirement in 1987.
Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (born 1914)
Frederick Lee Frith OBE was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion. A former stonemason and later a motor cycle retailer in Grimsby, he was a stylish rider and …
Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (born 1909)
Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 140 films. She was born in Visby, Sweden and died in Stockholm. She had one child with her second husb…
Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (born 1908)
Ernst August Friedrich Ruska was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986 for his work in electron optics, including the design of the first electron microscop…
Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)
Melvin James "Sy" Oliver was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1910)
Salem bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian investor and billionaire businessman.
Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (born 1946)
Herbert Feigl was an Austrian-American philosopher and an early member of the Vienna Circle. He coined the term "nomological danglers".
Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1902)
Ranbir Raj Kapoor was an Indian actor and filmmaker who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors and filmmakers in the history…
Raj Kapoor, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1924)