Explore 3174 historical events from 1980–1989.
Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli is a Filipina singer, record producer and actress. Known for her vocal versatility, genre-spanning repertoire, and commanding stage presence, Ge…
Sarah Geronimo, Filipino singer and actress
John Goossens is a Dutch former professional footballer who mainly played as a defensive midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several positions in midfield, and even a…
John Goossens, Dutch footballer
Tom Jan Hiariej is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or right-back. He is of Moluccan descent.
Tom Hiariej, Dutch footballer
Stacey King is an English former competitive pair skater who represented Great Britain. With her husband David King, she is an eight-time British national champion.
Stacey Kemp, English skater
José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Júnior, known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was known for his physicality, stamina, late attac…
Paulinho, Brazilian footballer
Anthony Christopher Stokes is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Anthony Stokes, Irish footballer
Yurie Omi is a Japanese former announcer and news anchor for NHK. She left NHK in March 2021. She was famous for being the co-host of NHK's morning talk show Asaichi as well as i…
Yurie Omi, Japanese announcer and news anchor
Sayaka Akimoto is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48 and its spin-off unit Diva.
Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino–Japanese actress and singer
Anthony J. Smith is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a challen…
Anthony Smith, American Mixed Martial Artist
Adam Biddle is a former Australian footballer who played for Sydney FC and Bankstown City.
Adam Biddle, Australian footballer
Yoervis José Medina was a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs from 2013 to 2015.
Yoervis Medina, Venezuelan baseball player
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Tenne…
Ryan Tannehill, American football player
Gunnar Lúðvík Nelson is an Icelandic professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt i…
Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist
Tarjei Bø is a former Norwegian professional biathlete. Awarded Olympic gold medals, World Championship gold medals and World Cup victories from 2010 to 2025. Bø debuted in the Bia…
Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete
Chrystal Lim Wen Chean is a Malaysian rhythmic gymnast.
Wen Chean Lim, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir was a Palestinian leader and co-founder of the nationalist party Fatah. As a top aide of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat, al-…
Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (born 1935)
Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov was a Soviet and Dutch classical pianist.
Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (born 1954)
Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Pereiaslav in the Poltava Governorate of the Ru…
Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (born 1900)
Ali Oktay Rifat, better known as Oktay Rifat, was a Turkish writer and playwright, and one of the forefront poets of modern Turkish poetry since the late 1930s. He was the founder …
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Turkish poet and playwright (born 1914)
Kwon Ki-ok was the first Korean female aviator, as well as one of the first female pilots in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu. Kwon went into exile in China during the Japan…
Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (born 1901)
Grigori Kuzmin was an Estonian astronomer, who worked mainly in the field of stellar dynamics.
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer and academic (born 1917)
Irene Frances Rich was an American actress who worked in both silent films, talkies, and radio.
Irene Rich, American actress (born 1891)
Carolyn Ann Franklin was an American singer-songwriter.
Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1944)
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer and journalist. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its thir…
Clifford D