The 1980s

Explore 1930 historical events from 1980–1989.

1982

David Oliver, American hurdler

David Oliver, is the Director of Track & Field at Howard University and a retired American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competed in the 110 meter hurdles event o…

David Oliver, American hurdler

1982

Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter

Antonio Cruz, known professionally as Tony Sunshine, is an American R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known as a member of Fat Joe's hip hop group Terror Squad in the …

Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter

1982

Monty Panesar, English cricketer

Mudhsuden Singh "Monty" Panesar is a former English international cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day Int…

Monty Panesar, English cricketer

1982

Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter

Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a retired Jamaican track and field athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships. She is also a three-time O…

Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter

1982

Chris Kaman, American basketball player

Christopher Zane Kaman is a German-American former professional basketball player. Kaman stands 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) and played the center position. He was selected sixth overall in …

Chris Kaman, American basketball player

1982

Kirsten Dunst, American actress

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in many film and television productions…

Kirsten Dunst, American actress

1982

Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor

James Peter Maxwell Dornan is an actor, model, and musician from Northern Ireland. His accolades include two Irish Film and Television Awards, in addition to nominations for a BAFT…

Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor

1982

Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player

Tomás Robredo Garcés is a Spanish former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 5, which he reached in August 2006 as a result of winning the Ham…

Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player

1982

Darijo Srna, Croatian footballer

Darijo Srna is a Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. During most of his career he played as …

Darijo Srna, Croatian footballer

1982

Katya Zamolodchikova, American drag queen

Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova or Katya, is an American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, podcaster, and comedian. Kat…

Katya Zamolodchikova, American drag queen

1982

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

Johan Botha is a South African-Australian cricket coach, cricketer, and long-distance runner who played for the South African national team between 2005 and 2012. He moved to Austr…

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

1982

Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer

Sombat Banchamek, also known by his ring name Buakaw Banchamek and mononymously as Buakaw is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Known for his fierce fighting styl…

Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer

1982

Adrián González, American baseball player

Adrián González Savín, also known by his nicknames "A-Gon" and "Titán", is a Mexican-American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) f…

Adrián González, American baseball player