Explore 4219 historical events from 1980–1989.
"Advance Australia Fair" is the national anthem of Australia. Written by Scottish-born Australian composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed as a patriotic song i…
Advance Australia Fair is proclaimed as Australia's national anthem, and green and gold as the national colours
Denis Lortie is a former Canadian Forces corporal. In 1984, he stormed into the Parliament Building in Quebec City and opened fire with several firearms, killing three government e…
Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…
The Soviet Union announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries
Pablo Sebastián Álvarez Valeira is an Argentine former football player, who played as a defender. He also holds a Spanish passport in accordance with his descent.
Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
Jed Carlson Lowrie is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Oakland Athlet…
Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
Raffaele Palladino is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Serie A club Atalanta.
Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
America Georgina Ferrera is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and …
America Ferrera, American actress
Harris Lee Wittels was an American comedian. He was a writer for The Sarah Silverman Program, a writer and executive producer for Parks and Recreation, and a recurring guest on Com…
Harris Wittels, American comedian (died 2015)
The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North…
The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except u
The Danube–Black Sea Canal is a navigable canal in Romania, which runs from Cernavodă on the Danube river, via two branches, to Constanța and Năvodari on the Black Sea. Administere…
The Danube–Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984, with the stated objective of removing Damdami Taksal leader Jarnail Si…
Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Go
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984, with the stated objective of removing Damdami Taksal leader Jarnail Si…
Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the
The Battle of Orgreave was a violent confrontation on 18 June 1984 between pickets and officers of the South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and other police forces, including the Metropoli…
A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshir
Quinn Ojinnaka, better known by his ring name Moose, is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (T…
Moose, American professional wrestler and football player
Pierre-Marc Bouchard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Bouchard played his junior hockey with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League …
Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Holdsworth is an Australian former professional rugby league five-eighth who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player
Patrick Martin Stumph, known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the …
Patrick Stump, American musician, singer, and songwriter
Virgin Atlantic, a trading name of Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited and Virgin Atlantic International Limited, is a British airline with its head office in Crawley, West Sussex, Eng…
Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark
The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content…
The PG-13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the…
The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The perp…
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being…
Salyut 7, also known as DOS-6, was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visite…
Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
Dmitri Yevgenyevich Torbinski is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a central midfielder and winger known for his pace and accurate crosses…
Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer
Kirby Cote is a blind Canadian Paralympic swimmer.
Kirby Cote, Canadian swimmer