1980
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Years : | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
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Years: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
Contents |
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 29 - Jimmy Durante, actor
- February 13 - David Janssen, actor
- March 5 - Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto)
- March 28 - Dick Haymes, actor, singer
- April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock, director
- July 6 - Gail Patrick, actress
- July 24 - Peter Sellers, actor
- July 31 - Bobby Van, actor, dancer
- August 14 - Dorothy Stratten, actress, Playboy Magazine model
- August 25 - Gower Champion, actor, dancer, choreographer
- October 6 - Hattie Jacques, actress
- November 7 - Steve McQueen, actor
- November 22 - Mae West, actress
- November 24 - George Raft, actor
- December 8 - John Lennon, singer/songwriter
- December 31 - Raoul Walsh, director
[edit] Events
- April 12- Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in Canada.
- April 30- Beatrix of the Netherlands crowned
- May 18- Mount St. Helens erupts.
- September 1- Terry Fox ends his Marathon of Hope, after his cancer resurfaces.
[edit] Films Released
- 9 to 5
- All That Jazz
- The Blues Brothers
- Caddyshack
- The Cannonball Run
- The Elephant Man
- Fame
- Flash
- Friday the 13th
- The Gods Must Be Crazy
- Ordinary People
- Popeye
- Raging Bull
- The Shining
- Stardust Memories
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Urban Cowboy
[edit] Hit Songs
- "A Forest" - The Cure
- "All Night Long" - Rainbow
- "All Out of Love" - Air Supply
- "Any Way You Want It" - Journey
- "Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen
- "Ashes To Ashes" - David Bowie
- "Babe" - Styx
- "Back Together Again" - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
- "Big Man, Big M.A.N." - Crass
- "Borrowed Time" - Styx
- "Breaking the Law" - Judas Priest
- "Cheap Wine" - Cold Chisel
- "Drivin' My Life Away" - Eddie Rabbit
- "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - The Korgis
- "Fool in the Rain" - Led Zeppelin
- "Freewill" - Rush
- "Games Without Frontiers" - Peter Gabriel
- "Get A Move On" - Eddie Money
- "Give Me The Night" - George Benson
- "Good Morning Girl" - Journey
- "He's So Shy" - Pointer Sisters
- "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar
- "Hungry Heart" - Bruce Springsteen
- "I Can't Tell You Why" - The Eagles
- "I Hope I Never - Split Enz
- "I'm Alright" - Kenny Loggins
- "It's Different For Girls" - Joe Jackson
- "Let's Be Lovers Again" - Eddie Money
- "Living After Midnight" - Judas Priest
- "London Calling" - The Clash
- "Love The World Away" - Kenny Rogers
- "Metal Gods" - Judas Priest
- "Never Knew Love Like This Before" - Stephanie Mills
- "New Amsterdam" - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
- "On And On And On" - ABBA
- "People - Mi-Sex
- "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" - Aerosmith
- "Rev On The Red Line" - Foreigner
- "Running Back" - Eddie Money
- "Sexy Eyes" - Dr. Hook
- "Since You Been Gone" - Rainbow
- "Stay Awhile" - Journey
- "Suddenly" - Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard
- "Super Trouper" - ABBA
- "The Tide Is High" - Blondie
- "The Winner Takes It All" - ABBA
- "Too Late" - Journey
- "Touch and Go" - The Cars
- "Train in Vain" - The Clash
- "Tulsa Time" - Eric Clapton
- "Turn It On Again" - Genesis
- "Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Buggles
- "Why Me" - Styx
- "Women" - Foreigner
- "You May Be Right" - Billy Joel
- (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
- Another Brick In The Wall, Part II - Pink Floyd
- Another One Bites The Dust- Queen
- Call Me - Blondie
- Coming Up - Paul McCartney & Wings
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
- Do That To Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
- Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
- It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel
- Lady - Kenny Rogers
- Magic -Olivia Newton-John
- Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band
- Rock With You - Michael Jackson
- Sailing - Christopher Cross
- Upside Down - Diana Ross
- Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
[edit] New Books
- Company - Samuel Beckett
- The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum
- A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
- Cosmos - Carl Sagan
- The Covenant - James A. Michener
- The Cradle Will Fall - Mary Higgins Clark
- Crossroads Marseilles 1940 - Mary Jayne Gold
- The Devil's Alternative - Frederick Forsyth
- The Fifth Horseman - Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
- Firestarter - Stephen King
- The Girl in a Swing - Richard Adams
- In Loon Lake - E. L. Doctorow
- Innocent Blood - P. D. James
- The Invasion of Canada - Pierre Berton
- The Iron Wolf and Other Stories - Richard Adams
- Joshua Then and Now - Mordecai Richler
- The Key to Rebecca - Ken Follett
- The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
- Princess Daisy - Judith Krantz
- Rage of Angels - Sidney Sheldon
- Random Winds - Belva Plain
- A Ring of Endless Light - Madeleine L'Engle
- Smiley's People - John le Carré
- Song of the Wild - Allan W. Eckert
- The Third Wave - Alvin Toffler
- Thy Neighbor's Wife - Gay Talese
- War of the Roses - Warren Adler