Explore 6636 historical events from 1980–1989.
Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was a Russian lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 Septemb…
Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and…
Soyuz 7K-ST No.16L, sometimes known as Soyuz T-10a or Soyuz T-10-1, was an unsuccessful Soyuz mission intended to visit the Salyut 7 space station, which was occupied by the Soyuz …
Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L, intended to launch a crew to the Salyut 7 space station, explodes on the launch pad. The launch…
Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, he ruled …
South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma, but the blast kills 21 and…
Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. Known for his background in construction and earthy and tenacious political style,…
Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed…
Craig Williams, better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. His character was that of a 1970s blaxploitation street pimp.
Craig Williams, American wrestler
Alessandro Diamanti is an Italian professional football coach and former midfielder who is the manager for Melbourne City Youth.
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made …
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
Tina Maze is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 201…
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for Hyundai Motorsport. He achieved his first WRC victory at the 2013 Rallye Deu…
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
Ameritech Mobile Communications, LLC was the first telecommunications company in the U.S. to provide cellular mobile phone service to the general public. Cell service became public…
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area …
Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident…
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted armed conflict fought in Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 deaths, displaced nearly one million people, and c…
Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines Corps barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military…
The United States and a coalition of Caribbean countries invaded the island nation of Grenada at dawn on 25 October 1983. It was codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. militar…
The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of…
General elections were held in Argentina on 30 October 1983, marking the return of constitutional rule following the self-styled National Reorganization Process dictatorship instal…
The first democratic elections in Argentina, after seven years of military rule, are held.
José Miguel Cabrera Torres, nicknamed Miggy, is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and designated hitter who played 21 seasons in Major League …
Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
Joseph Kwaku Duah Addai Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Col…
Joseph Addai, American football player
Romeo Erwan Marius Castelen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
Márton Fülöp was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (died 2015)
Derek Leonard Roy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. L…
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
David Richard Freese is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009, where, two sea…
David Freese, American baseball player
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel …
Henry Cavill, English actor
Daniel Alves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the mos…
Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She is known for starring in the drama film Precious (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making he…
Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
Trinley Thaye Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa.
Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama