Explore 5093 historical events from 1980–1989.
Apartheid was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa from 1948 to 1994. It was characterised by an authoritarian politi…
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
The Standard Gravure shooting occurred on September 14, 1989, in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, when Joseph Thomas Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, fatally shot eight peopl…
The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12…
The 1989 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was allegedly an attempt at a military coup d'état, planned by Jean-Baptiste Boukary Lingani and Henri Zongo, in addition to other unnamed…
An attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
UTA Flight 772 was a scheduled international passenger flight of the French airline Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) operating from Brazzaville in the People's Republic of the Con…
A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
McKenzie Corey Dickerson is an American professional baseball coach and former left fielder who currently serves as the first base coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Base…
Corey Dickerson, American baseball player
Ezequiel Matías Schelotto is an Argentine-Italian footballer who plays for FC Paradiso in the Swiss Promotion League. A versatile player on the right flank, he started his career a…
Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
Gerald Earl Gillum, known professionally as G-Eazy, is an American rapper. Based in Oakland, California, he began his career in 2006 and released two independent studio albums befo…
G-Eazy, American rapper
Andrew Phillip Jordan is a British racing driver, who has driven in the British Touring Car Championship. He was the 2013 British Touring Car Champion.
Andrew Jordan, English race car driver
Kalin Jay Lucas is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Michigan State University.
Kalin Lucas, American basketball player
USAir Flight 5050 was a passenger flight that crashed on takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York. As the Boeing 737-400 took off from LaGuardia's runway 31, the plane dr…
USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people.
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai Lama on 14 May 1995. Three days lat…
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama
Victoria Monét McCants is an American singer-songwriter. First gaining recognition for her songwriting work, Monét pursued a recording career with the release of a series of extend…
Victoria Monét, American singer-songwriter
Earl Winty Thomas III is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns …
Earl Thomas, American football player
Lars Fosgaard Eller is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "the Tiger", he was drafted by…
Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
Paula Findlay is a Canadian triathlete from Edmonton, Alberta.
Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
Park Ye-eun, professionally known as Yeeun, Yenny, or Ha:tfelt (핫펠트), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl g…
Park Ye-eun, South Korean singer
Igor Morozov is an Estonian football manager and former professional player who played as a centre-back.
Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
Kwon Sung-hwan, known professionally as Peakboy, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. He released his debut single "Gin & Tonic" in 2017 via SoundCloud …
Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter
Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah is a Ghanaian former professional American football defensive end. Born in Accra, Ghana, he moved to the United States to attend Brigham Young University…
Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Between 2009 and 2022, he played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mont…
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Robert James Gronkowski is an American former professional football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played …
Rob Gronkowski, American football player
Susan Soonkyu Lee, known professionally as Sunny (Korean: 써니), is a South Korean and American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Gir…
Susan Soonkyu Lee, Korean-American singer and entertainer
Tessa Jane McCormick Virtue is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With ice dance partner Scott Moir, she is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medallist, a thr…
Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
Diego Francisco Barisone was an Argentine footballer who played for Unión de Santa Fe, Argentinos Juniors and Lanús.
Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (died 2015)