The 1980s

Explore 1450 historical events from 1980–1989.

1980

Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist

Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling …

Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist

1980

Anna Mucha, Polish actress and journalist

Anna Maria Mucha is a Polish actress. She is best known to Western audiences as Danka Dresner in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List. In Poland, she is known for her regu…

Anna Mucha, Polish actress and journalist

1980

Channing Tatum, American actor and producer

Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor and film producer. He made his film debut in the drama Coach Carter (2005), and had his breakthrough with the sports comedy film She's t…

Channing Tatum, American actor and producer

1980

Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer

Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito, is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a left winger. His last club was Sociedad Atlética Sancor, a team competing in…

Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer

1980

Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist

Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins is an English former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. He began his cycling career on the trac…

Bradley Wiggins, English cyclist

1980

Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player

Mathieu Biron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 250 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring as a hockey player, he became a fire…

Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player

1980

Bre Blair, Canadian actress

Sarah Brianne Blair is a Canadian actress. She has played Stacey in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club and Jessie West in the 2016 television drama series Game of Silence.

Bre Blair, Canadian actress

1980

Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player

Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time…

Luis Scola, Argentinian basketball player

1980

Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

Jeroen Verhoeven is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for RKC Waalwijk, FC Volendam, AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht in the span of his 17-year career as a …

Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

1980

Troy Murphy, American basketball player

Troy Brandon Murphy is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Murphy was born in Morristown, New …

Troy Murphy, American basketball player

1980

Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player

Bradley Ray Richards is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL entry dr…

Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player

1980

Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player

Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current media personality. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey …

Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player

1980

Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer

Yossi Shai Benayoun is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national tea…

Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer