The almanac
The 1980 Edition
Limited to about 127 million copies: the babies born worldwide in 1980. About 102 million are still in circulation.
Estimates from the UN World Population Prospects 2024. How we count
What happened in 1980
- The Miracle on IceUS college players beat the Soviet hockey team at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics.February 22 · Source: Sports Illustrated
- The Empire Strikes Back opensThe second Star Wars film arrived in US theaters.May 21 · Source: Box Office Mojo
- Pac-Man debuts in JapanThe maze game with the hungry yellow hero appeared on arcade machines in Japan.May 22 · Source: Game World Observer
- CNN starts 24-hour newsThe Cable News Network launched as the first round-the-clock TV news channel.June 1 · Source: EBSCO Research Starters
- Voyager 1 photographs SaturnThe probe reached the ringed planet and sent back the first vivid pictures of it.November 12 · Source: BBC On This Day
Famous people born in 1980
- Christina AguileraAmerican singer, songwriter and actress · born December 18
- Chris PineAmerican actor · born August 26
- Kim KardashianAmerican media personality, businesswoman, model and actress · born October 21
- Steven GerrardEnglish association football player and manager · born May 30
- Xavi HernándezSpanish footballer and manager · born January 25
- Venus WilliamsAmerican tennis player · born June 17
- Eva GreenFrench actress · born July 6
- Ryan GoslingCanadian actor · born November 12
From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Spotted a mistake?
No. 1 songs of 1980
- Please Don't GoKC And The Sunshine Band · first week at No. 1: January 5, 1980
- Escape (The Pina Colada Song)Rupert Holmes · first week at No. 1: January 12, 1980
- Rock With YouMichael Jackson · first week at No. 1: January 19, 1980
- Do That To Me One More TimeCaptain & Tennille · first week at No. 1: February 16, 1980
- Crazy Little Thing Called LoveQueen · first week at No. 1: February 23, 1980
- Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)Pink Floyd · first week at No. 1: March 22, 1980
- Call MeBlondie · first week at No. 1: April 19, 1980
- FunkytownLipps, Inc. · first week at No. 1: May 31, 1980
- Coming Up (Live At Glasgow)Paul McCartney And Wings · first week at No. 1: June 28, 1980
- It's Still Rock And Roll To MeBilly Joel · first week at No. 1: July 19, 1980
- MagicOlivia Newton-John · first week at No. 1: August 2, 1980
- SailingChristopher Cross · first week at No. 1: August 30, 1980
- Upside DownDiana Ross · first week at No. 1: September 6, 1980
- Another One Bites The DustQueen · first week at No. 1: October 4, 1980
- Woman In LoveBarbra Streisand · first week at No. 1: October 25, 1980
- LadyKenny Rogers · first week at No. 1: November 15, 1980
- (Just Like) Starting OverJohn Lennon · first week at No. 1: December 27, 1980
Billboard Hot 100, chart weeks of 1980. Spotted a mistake?
If you were born in 1980
- Older than the Space ShuttleThe first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1 with Columbia, launched on April 12, 1981.
- Older than the IBM PCIBM unveiled the IBM Personal Computer in New York on August 12, 1981.
- Older than the CDThe first commercial compact discs (CDs) went on sale, in Japan on October 1, 1982.
- Older than ThrillerMichael Jackson's album Thriller was released on November 30, 1982.
- Younger than ESPNESPN went on the air, opening with SportsCenter on September 7, 1979.
- Younger than the first IVF babyLouise Brown, the first baby conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF), was born on July 25, 1978.
- Younger than Voyager 1NASA launched the Voyager 1 space probe on September 5, 1977.