Explore 5464 historical events from 1980–1989.
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
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)
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
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
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…
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
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
Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya is a retired tennis player. She is a former junior world No. 1 (1999), and in addition, she won the US Open junior title. Krasnoroutskaya, however…
Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russian tennis player
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.
The modern Olympic Games are among the biggest sporting events on Earth. They feature summer and winter sports events in which thousands of athletes from 206 countries and territor…
Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. Sphagnum moss, also calle…
Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.
The Republic of Upper Volta, or simply Upper Volta, was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing state within the French Community. Bef…
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
Seimone Delicia Augustus is an American basketball coach and former professional player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Louisiana State University women's basketball t…
Seimone Augustus, American basketball player
Dara Shawn Daivari is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Khosrow Daivari or simply Daivari. As of June 2021, he is signed to WWE, where he wor…
Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
Risto Mätas is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 83.48 m, achieved in August 2013 in Kohila.
Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower