Explore 4219 historical events from 1980–1989.
Louis Dearborn L'Amour was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most wide…
Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer (born 1908)
Miguel Piñero was a Puerto Rican playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement.
Miguel Piñero, Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (born 1946)
Fernand Seguin, was a Canadian biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television.
Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (born 1922)
Gladys Noon Spellman was an American educator who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district from January 3, 1975, to February 24, 1981, when her s…
Gladys Spellman, American lawyer and politician (born 1918)
Robert Lee Dodd was an American college football player and coach, college baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Georgia Tech…
Bobby Dodd, American football coach (born 1908)
Dennis Day was an American actor, comedian, and singer. He was of Irish descent.
Dennis Day, American singer and actor (born 1916)
Csaba Kesjár was a Hungarian racing driver who was born in Budapest and died in Norisring, Nuremberg.
Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian race car driver (born 1962)
Alice Vibert Douglas, who usually went by her middle name, was a Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist.
Allie Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1894)
Keith Adonis Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestlin…
Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (born 1954)
Hillel Slovak was an Israeli-American musician, best known as an early guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he recorded two albums. His guita…
Hillel Slovak, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (born 1962)
Raymond James Barbuti was an American football player and sprint runner who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Barbuti traveled to Amsterdam…
Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (born 1905)
Eleanor Estes was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books…
Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator (born 1906)
Frank Donald Goodish was an American professional wrestler who earned his greatest fame under the ring name Bruiser Brody. He also worked as King Kong Brody, the Masked Marauder, a…
Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (born 1946)
Christa Päffgen, known professionally as Nico, was a German singer, songwriter, actress and model.
Nico, German singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actress (born 1938)
José Manuel Joly Braga Santos, ComSE was a Portuguese composer and conductor, who was born and died in Lisbon. He wrote six symphonies.
Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor (born 1924)
Judith Eva Barsi was an American child actress. She began her career in television, making appearances in commercials and television series, as well as the 1987 film Jaws: The Reve…
Judith Barsi, American child actress (born 1978)
Fazlur Rahman Malik, commonly known as Fazlur Rahman, was a modernist scholar and Islamic philosopher from present-day Pakistan. Recognized as a leading liberal reformer within Isl…
Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher, scholar, and academic (born 1919)
Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr. was an American businessman and inventor whose most famous invention is the modern ice resurfacer, with his surname being registered as a trademark for the…
Frank Zamboni, American inventor and businessman, founded the Zamboni Company (born 1901)
Joseph Carcione was a consumer advocate known as "The Green Grocer."
Joe Carcione, American activist and author (born 1914)
Félix Leclerc was a Québécois singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthum…
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1914)
Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. He published his first collection of stories, Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, in 1976. His breakout collec…
Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (born 1938)
Alan William Napier-Clavering, better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later in Hollywood. N…
Alan Napier, English actor (born 1903)
M. Carl Holman was an American author, poet, playwright, and civil rights advocate. In 1968, Ebony listed him as one of the 100 most influential Black Americans.
M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (born 1919)
Giacinto Francesco Maria Scelsi, count d'Ayala Valva was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French.
Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (born 1905)