Explore 4219 historical events from 1980–1989.
Anne Ramsey-Mobley was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in Throw Momma from the Train (1987), the …
Anne Ramsey, American actress (born 1929)
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, American painter (born 1960)
Leroy "Roy" Buchanan was an American guitarist and blues rock musician. A pioneer of the "Telecaster sound", Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums…
Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1939)
Robert Newton Calvert was a South African-British writer, poet, and musician. He is principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock…
Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (born 1945): 1712
Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur, the founder of Scuderia Ferrari in Grand Prix motor racing, and subsequently of the Ferrari autom…
Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (born 1898)
Victoria Shaw was an Australian film and television actress.
Victoria Shaw, Australian actress (born 1935)
Teodoro "Teddy" de Villa Diaz was a Filipino musician and songwriter, best known as the founder and original guitarist of the Dawn.
Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (born 1963)
Carlos Manuel de Marques Paião was a singer and songwriter from Portugal. He represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Playback". Carlos Paião was als…
Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer-songwriter (born 1957)
Jean Marchand was a Québécois public figure, trade unionist and politician in Quebec, Canada.
Jean Marchand, Canadian union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada (born 1918)
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani general who ruled Pakistan from his coup in 1977 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He served as the chief martial law administrator …
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan (born 1924)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. was an American lawyer, politician, and businessman. He served as a United States congressman from New York from 1949 to 1955 and in 1963 was appointe…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1914)
Charles Eames Jr. and Ray-Bernice Eames were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architect…
Ray Eames, American architect, co-designed the Eames House (born 1912)
Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr., often referred to as "the Chief", was an American professional football executive. He was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American footb…
Art Rooney, American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901)
Maximilian Shulman was an American writer and humorist best known for his television and short story character Dobie Gillis, as well as for best-selling novels.
Max Shulman, American author and screenwriter (born 1919)
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Aloha Airlines between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, the Boeing 737-297 airplane serv…
Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one
Widerøe Flight 710, known as the Torghatten Accident, was a controlled flight into terrain into the mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy Municipality, Norway. The Widerøe-operated de …
Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into the fog-covered mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway, killing all 36 people on boar
Section 28 refers to a part of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or p…
Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authorit
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was an arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikh…
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified, banning all American and Soviet land-based missiles with a ra
A group representation constituency (GRC) is a type of electoral division or constituency in Singapore in which teams of candidates, instead of individual candidates, compete to be…
Group representation constituencies were introduced to the parliament of Singapore
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and is designated as the navy of the United States in the Constitution. With 290 comba…
The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and the…
Kylie Minogue's first album, Kylie, was released, and went on to top the charts in the UK and New Zealand.
Tropical Storm Beryl was an unusual Atlantic tropical cyclone that formed over southeastern Louisiana in August 1988. The second tropical storm of the 1988 Atlantic hurricane seaso…
Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land.
The 8888 Uprising, also known as the 1988 Uprising, was a series of nationwide protests, marches, and riots in Burma that peaked in August 1988. Key events occurred on 8 August 198…
A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the…
Wayne Douglas Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999.…
Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player…