Explore 3174 historical events from 1980–1989.
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cou…
The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the…
The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass shooting which occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984. The perp…
McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being…
Kirby Cote is a blind Canadian Paralympic swimmer.
Kirby Cote, Canadian swimmer
Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya is a retired tennis player. She is a former junior world No. 1 (1999), and in addition, she won the US Open junior title. Krasnoroutskaya, however…
Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russian tennis player
Seimone Delicia Augustus is an American basketball coach and former professional player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Louisiana State University women's basketball t…
Seimone Augustus, American basketball player
Dara Shawn Daivari is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Khosrow Daivari or simply Daivari. As of June 2021, he is signed to WWE, where he wor…
Shawn Daivari, American wrestler and manager
Salyut 7, also known as DOS-6, was a space station in low Earth orbit from April 1982 to February 1991. It was first crewed in May 1982 with two crew via Soyuz T-5, and last visite…
Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform a space walk.
The modern Olympic Games are among the biggest sporting events on Earth. They feature summer and winter sports events in which thousands of athletes from 206 countries and territor…
Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles.
Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk is a Russian and Swiss chess grandmaster who was the Women's World Chess Champion from 2008 to 2010 and Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 202…
Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player
Jesse Lee Soffer is an American actor and television director. He is known for portraying Will Munson on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, and received three Emmy nominations …
Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor
Risto Mätas is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 83.48 m, achieved in August 2013 in Kohila.
Risto Mätas, Estonian javelin thrower
Lee Daniel Roache is an English retired footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for Barnet.
Lee Roache, English footballer
David Anthony Backes is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for fifteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the St. Louis Blues, Bo…
David Backes, American ice hockey player
Saulius Mikoliūnas is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He has previously played for Scottish Premier League side Heart of Midlothian and Uk…
Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha is a Swiss former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Turkish Basketball League, LNB Pro A, and Lega…
Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
Joshua Tyler Kluttz is an American retired professional wrestler and senior referee, best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Brad Maddox.
Brad Maddox, American wrestler and referee
James Anthony Loney is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays,…
James Loney, American baseball player
Kevin Yanick Steen is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kevin Owens.
Kevin Owens, Canadian wrestler
Alexander Douglas Smith is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football for the …
Alex Smith, American football player
Prince Semien Fielder is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit …
Prince Fielder, American baseball player
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent most of his career at La Liga club Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the gr…
Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer
Edward José Mujica is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Florida/Miami Marlins…
Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player
Dawn Harper-Nelson, née Dawn Harper, is an American, retired track and field athlete who specializes in the 100-meter hurdles. She was the gold medalist in the event at the 2008 Be…
Dawn Harper, American hurdler
Gary Robert Ablett Jr. is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). Th…
Gary Ablett, Jr