Explore 5094 historical events from 1980–1989.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831, a Tupolev Tu-134, crashed in a rice field 6 kilometres N of Bangkok International Airport, while operating a flight from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Tha…
Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport,…
Patrick Maroon is an American former professional ice hockey player who was a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Big Rig", Maroon played for the Anaheim Du…
Patrick Maroon, American ice hockey player
Signe Ronka is a Latvian Canadian former competitive figure skater. She won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and competed at the 2003 World Junior Championships.
Signe Ronka, Canadian figure skater
Lenka Wienerová is a Slovak former tennis player.
Lenka Wienerová, Slovak tennis player
Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on stage and screen. His accolades include a Laurence Olivier Award and a Critics' Cho…
Jonathan Bailey, English actor
Hurricane Gilbert was a large and extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane. The storm broug…
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated…
Hurricane Gilbert was a large and extremely powerful tropical cyclone that formed during the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane. The storm broug…
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in…
Henri Namphy was a Haitian general and political figure who served as President of Haiti's interim ruling body, the National Council of Government, from 7 February 1986 to 7 Februa…
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
The Magna Charta Universitatum is a two-page document produced by the University of Bologna and the European Rectors' Conference in 1988 in Bologna, Italy. It identifies key princi…
The Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in…
James Sheppard is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played in the National Hockey Lea…
James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her f…
Lizzo, American singer and rapper
Semyon Aleksandrovich Varlamov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Antequera. Between 2008 and 2014, he was regarded as the fastest footballer in …
Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer
Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne Victory. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but c…
Juan Mata, Spanish footballer
The Anfal campaign, also known as the Kurdish genocide, was a counterinsurgency operation, described by many scholars and human rights groups as a genocide or ethnic cleansing, whi…
End of the last stage of the Anfal campaign of Ba'athist Iraq against its Kurdish population, which resulted in major…
Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English former triathlete. He is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the individual triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2…
Alistair Brownlee, English triathlete
Sara Paxton is an American actress and singer. She began acting at an early age, appearing in minor roles in both films and television shows before rising to fame in early October …
Sara Paxton, American actress
Alfred Hui Ting Hang is a Hong Kong singer. He rose to prominence as the eleventh-place finalist in the first season of The Voice. His debut studio album Departure Trilogy earned g…
Alfred Hui, Hong Kong singer
Taoufik Makhloufi is an Algerian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running. He became the 1500 metres Olympic champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. In 2…
Taoufik Makhloufi, Algerian athlete
Jonathan Bryan Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Chicago Bl…
Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player
Ko Younha, known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" …
Younha, South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer
Andrew Peter Allen is an Australian cook, food critic and television presenter. He is notable for winning the fourth season of MasterChef Australia in 2012, and for being a judge o…
Andy Allen, Australian chef
Alexander Baart is a Dutch field hockey player of Belgian descent who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian club Antwerp.
Sander Baart, Dutch field hockey player
Ana Celia de Armas Caso is a Cuban and Spanish actress. She has been nominated for several accolades, including an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a BAFTA, and two Golden Globes.
Ana de Armas, Cuban actress