Explore 5464 historical events from 1980–1989.
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the commanding ship of a nineteenth-century s…
Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an im…
Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he mak
Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.
Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player
Taye Ismaila Taiwo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Taye Taiwo, Nigerian footballer
Patricia Rooney Mara is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.
Rooney Mara, American actress
Luke Mitchell (born 17 April 1985) is an Australian actor. He attended the Film and Television Studio International, and won the role of Chris Knight in Neighbours in 2008. Mitchel…
Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved in Februa…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
Łukasz Marek Fabiański is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham United.
Łukasz Fabiański, Polish footballer
The Bradford City stadium fire occurred during a Football League Third Division match on Saturday 11 May 1985 at the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, kil…
Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, was the aerial bombing of a house, and the destruction of 61 more houses by the subsequent fire, in the Cobbs Creek …
Police bombed MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 c
The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, was the aerial bombing of a house, and the destruction of 61 more houses by the subsequent fire, in the Cobbs Creek …
Police bomb MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 cit
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated wit…
Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people
Angelica Locsin Colmenares is a Filipino actress and humanitarian. She is known for her dramatic roles and portrayals of heroines and mythological characters in film and television…
Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer
Michael Rodgers is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and the 60 m. He won the gold medal in the 100 m relay in Doha 2019. He is also th…
Mike Rodgers, American sprinter
Giedo Gijsbertus Gerrit van der Garde is a Dutch former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One in 2013, and the FIA World Endurance Championship between 2016 an…
Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver
The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were pressed against a wa…
Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining
Amputation is the removal of a limb or other body part by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affecte…
Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months
The 1985 United States–Canada tornado outbreak, referred to as the Barrie tornado outbreak in Canada, was a major tornado outbreak that occurred in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, an…
United States–Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dea
Embu das Artes, previously and commonly known simply as Embu, is a Brazilian municipality in the State of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The populat…
The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Men
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, aiming to foster economic integration among its member states. It was subse…
Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with
Meselech Melkamu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She defeated Meseret Defar to win the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2008 African Athletics Championships, but she is better k…
Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner
Lucas Jakubczyk is a German athlete who competes in the sprint and long jump with a personal best time of 10.07 seconds at the 100 metres event.
Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper
Deividas Stagniūnas is a Lithuanian former ice dancer. With Isabella Tobias, he is the 2011 Skate America bronze medalist and placed in the top ten at two European Championships. T…
Deividas Stagniūnas, Lithuanian ice dancer
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transpor…
Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Sa