Explore 1450 historical events from 1980–1989.
Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Pirin Blagoevgrad and the Bulgaria national team. Bodurov plays mainly as a centre back but has also p…
Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian international footballer
William Peltz is an American actor, known for his roles in the supernatural horror film Unfriended (2014), the comedy-drama film Men, Women & Children (2014), and the supernatural …
Will Peltz, American actor
Juaquin James Malphurs, known professionally as Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper. He first became known for his 2009 single "O Let's Do It", which entered the Billboard Hot…
Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper
Robert Gesink is a Dutch former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2024. His major victories include the 2012 Tour of California, the 2011 Tour of Oman and the 20…
Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
Moses Ndiema Masai is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.
Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner
Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer
Benjamin Robert Smith is a retired New Zealand rugby union player, currently working for Super Rugby side Highlanders' management team. He formerly played for the Highlanders in th…
Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player
Todd Carney, also known by the nickname of "Toddy", is an Australian former professional rugby league player who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
Todd Carney, Australian rugby league player
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso, nicknamed Big Al, is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a fiv…
Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
Micah Kemboi Kogo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specialises in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 2…
Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner
Tomáš Verner is a former Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships, and a ten-time Czech national champion. He has won s…
Tomáš Verner, Czech ice skater
Marcel Dassault was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. He was also involved in politics, serving intermittently over more than thre…
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (born 1892)
Syed Sibt-e-Hasan was an eminent scholar, journalist and political activist of Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Socialism and Marxism in Pakistan, as well as the …
Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (born 1916)
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera, 1st Marquess of Llevant de Mallorca is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association…
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
Marjorie Lee Eaton was an American painter, photographer and character actress.
Marjorie Eaton, American painter and actress (born 1901)
Muhammad Salah Eldin Bahgat Ahmad Helmy, known as Salah Jaheen was a leading Egyptian poet, lyricist, playwright and cartoonist.
Salah Jahin, Egyptian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1930)
Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. One of the most influential scholars of religion of the…
Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian and author (born 1907)
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 …
Harold Arlen, American composer (born 1905)
James Charles Laker was an English professional cricketer. A right-arm off break bowler, Laker is generally regarded as one of the greatest spin bowlers in cricket history.
Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (b
Otto Ludwig Preminger was an Austrian-American film and theatre director, film producer and actor. He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade career after leaving the …
Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1905)
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, was an American socialite and the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional …
Wallis Simpson, American socialite, Duchess of Windsor (born 1896)
William Broderick Crawford was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a …
Broderick Crawford, American actor (born 1911)
Bessie Love was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career sp…
Bessie Love, American actress (born 1898)
Dechko Uzunov was a Bulgarian painter. He was born in Kazanluk and died in Sofia at the age of 87. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer…
Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (born 1899)