Explore 4219 historical events from 1980–1989.
Wang Feifei, known professionally as Fei, is a Chinese singer and actress. She was a member of the South Korean girl group miss A from the group's debut in 2010 until its disbandme…
Wang Feifei, Chinese singer and actress
Daequan Cook is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft…
Daequan Cook, American basketball player
Drew Gulak is an American professional wrestler currently performing on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a former one-time WWE Cruiserw…
Drew Gulak, American wrestler
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. One of South India's highest-paid actresses, Samantha is the recipient of several accol…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from …
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a…
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989 for two terms. He took office after the assassination of …
Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-…
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations…
The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc …
Cold War: Lynne Cox becomes the first person to swim from the United States to the Soviet Union, crossing the Bering…
On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating as Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at about 20:46 EDT. All six…
Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of…
Bradley Paul Johnson is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, he now works as a football coach.
Bradley Johnson, English footballer
Zoran Tošić is a Serbian former footballer who played as a winger. He built a reputation as a free-kick specialist and a tricky dribbler.
Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer
Robert Guy Atkinson is an English former professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Rob Atkinson, English footballer
Sara Errani is an Italian professional tennis player. Errani is one of only seven women who have completed a Career Golden Slam in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, a…
Sara Errani, Italian tennis player
The Hungerford massacre was a spree shooting in Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, which occurred on 19 August 1987 when 27-year-old Michael Ryan shot and killed sixteen people, inc…
Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then…
Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey Leag…
Kris Letang, Canadian ice hockey player
Jay Park, Korean name Park Jae-beom (박재범), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement …
Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
Andre Dwayne Russell, nicknamed Dre Russ, is a Jamaican former international cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies and for Jamaica in domestic cricket …
Andre Russell, Jamaican cricketer
Alipate Carlile is a former professional Australian rules footballer for who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Alipate Carlile, Australian footballer
Christopher Henry Morris is a former South African professional cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Titans and played for South Africa national cricket team. On…
Chris Morris, South African cricketer
Rohit Gurunath Sharma is an Indian international cricketer and the former captain of the India national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed top-order batt…
Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he was known for his technique, b…
Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer
Amir Jalla Johnson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player development coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Associat…
Amir Johnson, American basketball player
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli retired tennis player.
Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
Saara Sofia Aalto is a Finnish singer, songwriter and voice actress. In 2012, she came second in the first season of The Voice of Finland.
Saara Aalto, Finnish singer and actress