Explore 1450 historical events from 1980–1989.
Sina Schielke is a German former sprinter. Her personal bests are 11.16 seconds in the 100 metres, 22.78 in the 200 metres, and 7.19 seconds in the indoor 60 metres.
Sina Schielke, German sprinter
Klaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club. His…
Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Dubbed "San Iker", he is considered to…
Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
Rachel Ashley Platten is an American singer-songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015. Platten is b…
Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter
Lindsay Corine Taylor is an American former professional basketball player. She played in the WNBA, KBSL, LFB, WKBL, Polish Women's League, WCBA, and Angola Women's Basketball Leag…
Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
Mark James "Frosty" Winterbottom is an Australian semi-retired professional racing driver. He currently drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang S650 with Cameron Waters as an endurance co-dr…
Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver
Craig Peter Anderson is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Washingt…
Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
Edson Michael Buddle is an American former professional soccer player who is currently the head coach of USL League Two side Westchester Flames. He is one of only 13 players to hav…
Edson Buddle, American soccer player
Joshua Holt Hamilton is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 2007 to 2015, most prominently as a member o…
Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won SSDSGPS, a talent contest hosted in Stefan …
Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter
Anna Rogowska is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. She became the World Champion in 2009 in Berlin.
Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American sports commentator and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a color commentator fo…
Bryan Danielson, American wrestler
Bassel Khartabil, also known as Bassel Safadi, was a Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer. He was detained without trial by the Syrian government in 2012 and was secre…
Bassel Khartabil, Syrian computer programmer and engineer (died 2015)
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Melzer reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in April 2011, and a doubles ranking of…
Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
Mark O'Meley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Irish descent who played as a prop in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s he also played junior rugby league for…
Mark O'Meley, Australian rugby league player
Tim Robinson is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He first became known as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live (2012–2016) before gaining wider recognition a…
Tim Robinson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Andrew Thomas Lee is an Australian comedian, television presenter, musician and children's writer. He is known for working alongside Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish &…
Andy Lee, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Michalis Pelekanos is a Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, at a height of 199 cm tall, Pelekanos played primarily at the small forward position. Howe…
Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player
Matthew Utai is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Auburn Warriors in the Ron Massey Cup. A New Zealand and Samoa international repre…
Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player
Jason John Manford is an English comedian, singer, presenter and actor.
Jason Manford, English actor, screenwriter, and television host
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Oakla…
Ben Zobrist, American baseball player
Anthony Lee Ervin is an American competitive swimmer who has won four Olympic medals and two World Championship golds. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the men's…
Anthony Ervin, American swimmer
Alina Cojocaru is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet.
Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Beginning his career with Holmalunds IF in the late 1990s, he went on to play profes…
Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer