The 1980s

Explore 1450 historical events from 1980–1989.

1985

Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer

Teófilo Antonio "Teo" Gutiérrez Roncancio is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Junior. He was a Colombian international and captained the coun…

Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer

1985

Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater

Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. She won the gold medal in the 1000 metres event at the Vancouv…

Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater

1985

Todd Redmond, American baseball player

Todd Richard Redmond is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2004 MLB draft and traded to the Atlanta Braves four year…

Todd Redmond, American baseball player

1985

Matt Ryan, American football player

Matthew Thomas Ryan is an American professional football executive and former player who is the president of football for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).…

Matt Ryan, American football player

1985

Anja Mittag, German footballer

Anja Mittag is a German football coach and a former player who played as a striker. She is currently an Individual Development Coach for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's S…

Anja Mittag, German footballer

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1985

Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player

Corey Perry is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played the first 14 years of his career…

Corey Perry, Canadian ice hockey player

1985

Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist

Christopher Clive Froome is a British professional road racing cyclist who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam Israel-Premier Tech. He has won seven Grand Tours: four editions of th…

Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist

1985

Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer

Brendon James Goddard is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the St Kilda …

Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer

1985

Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist

Sir Mark Simon Cavendish is a Manx retired professional cyclist. As a track cyclist he specialised in the madison, points race, and scratch race disciplines; as a road racer he was…

Mark Cavendish, Manx cyclist

1985

Isa Guha, English cricketer and sportscaster

Isa Tara Guha is an English former England cricketer and now a sports television commentator and radio broadcaster. She played in the 2005 South Africa World Cup and the 2009 Austr…

Isa Guha, English cricketer and sportscaster

1985

Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player

Lucie Hradecká is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles rank…

Lucie Hradecká, Czech tennis player

1985

Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor

Kane Brett Robinson, known by the stage name Kano, is a British rapper, songwriter and actor from East Ham, London. His fifth album, Made in the Manor was shortlisted for the 2016 …

Kano, English rapper, producer, and actor

1985

Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer

Dušan Kuciak is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Stoczniowiec Gdańsk. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who also played as a goa…

Dušan Kuciak, Slovak footballer

1985

Andrew Miller, American baseball player

Andrew Mark Miller is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore …

Andrew Miller, American baseball player