* 1980 – Matthew Carey, American actor

* 1980 – Tommi Evilä, Finnish long jumper

* 1980 – Tanja Poutiainen, Finnish ski racer

* 1980 – Samuel Doe takes control of Liberia in a coup d ' état, ending over 130 years of minority Americo-Liberian rule over the country.

* 1980 – Terry Fox begins his " Marathon of Hope " at St. John's, Newfoundland.

* 1980 – Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter ( Westlife )

* 1980 – Erik Mongrain, Canadian composer and guitarist

* 1980 – Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

* 1980 – Jeroen Verhoeven, Dutch footballer

* 1980 – Luis Scola, Argentinean basketball player

* 1912 – Gloria Guinness, Mexican writer and editor ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Neha Dhupia, Indian model and actress

* 1980 – Kyle Lowder, American actor

* 1907 – László Heller, Hungarian engineer ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Danny Collins, Welsh footballer

* 1980 – Monique Ganderton, Canadian actress and stunt-woman

* 1980 – András Horváth, Hungarian footballer

* 1980 – Charles McCarthy, American mixed martial artist

* 1980 – Wilber Pan, American-Taiwanese singer, producer, and actor

* 1980 – Seneca Wallace, American football player

* 1896 – Erich Hückel, German physicist ( d. 1980 )

* 1896 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Texas Battle, American actor

* 1980 – Nuria Cabanillas, Canadian-Spanish gymnast

* 1980 – Charlie David, Canadian actor

Roma would reach heights in the league which they had not touched since the 1940s by narrowly and controversially finishing as runners-up to Juventus in 1980 – 81.

In 1979 – 80 Charlton were relegated again to the Third Division, but won immediate promotion back to the Second Division in 1980 – 81.

** 1972-73, 1974 – 75, 1976 – 77, 1977 – 78, 1980 – 81, 1981 – 82

He was head coach of the Wichita Wind, the Oilers ' Central Hockey League affiliate, in the 1980 – 81 season.

| 1980 – 81 || First Division || 9 || 2 || 1 || 1 || colspan =" 2 "|—|| colspan =" 2 "|—|| 10 || 3

* 1980 – Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while in route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board.

Some major works composed during this period include Wavemaker ( 1977 ), Phrygian Gates for solo piano ( 1977 ), Shaker Loops ( 1978 ), Common Tones in Simple Time ( 1979 ), Harmonium ( 1980 – 81 ), Grand Pianola Music ( 1982 ), Light Over Water ( 1983 ), Harmonielehre ( 1984 – 85 ), The Chairman Dances ( 1985 ), Short Ride in a Fast Machine ( 1986 ), and Nixon in China ( 1985 – 87 ).

Harmonium for Large Orchestra and Chorus ( 1980 – 81 ): The piece starts with quietly insistent repetitions of one note – D – and one syllable – " no ".

He briefly worked on the television soap operas Search for Tomorrow ( 1979 ) and The Guiding Light ( 1980 – 81 ) in New York.

He did not miss a league game for Liverpool until the 1980 – 81 season, when he appeared in 34 out of 42 league games and scored only eight goals as Liverpool finished fifth in the league, but still won the European Cup and Football League Cup.

| 1980 – 81 || 34 || 8 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 7 || 9 || 1

* John Murphy ( later of SPK and Death In June )-drums ( 1980 – 81 )

In 1980 – 81 Halonen served as the chairman of SETA, the main LGBT rights organization in Finland.

Post Office Telephones was reorganised in 1980 – 81 as British Telecommunications ( British Telecom, or BT ), and was the first nationalised industry to be privatised by the Conservative government.

Set by Maurice " Rocket " Richard during the 1944 – 45 NHL season and tied by Mike Bossy during the 1980 – 81 NHL season, Gretzky accomplished the feat in only 39 games.

* Sanford ( TV series ), a 1980 – 81 American TV series which was a revival of Sanford and Son

** Winners: 1980 – 81

After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques, the team's 1980 – 81 season came to an end as they lost in the quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

Four more Canadian-based teams joined the fold in 1979 – 80 and 1980 – 81, three of them the result of the 1979 " merger " of the NHL and World Hockey Association, further increasing coverage.

The ensuing chaos had a major effect on both the Cavaliers ' on-court performance and lack of local support, going 28 – 54 in 1980 – 81 ( Stepien's first year as owner ), followed by an abysmal 15 – 67 mark in 1981 – 82.

The Pistons stumbled their way out of the 1970s and into the 1980s, beginning with a 16 – 66 record in 1979 – 80 and following up with a 21 – 61 record in 1980 – 81.

The 1979 – 80 team lost its last 14 games of the season which, when coupled with the seven losses at the start of the 1980 – 81 season, comprised a then-NBA record losing streak of 21 games ( since broken ).

Since their inaugural 1980 – 81 season, the Mavericks have won three division titles ( 1987, 2007, 2010 ), two conference championships ( 2006, 2011 ), and one NBA Championship ( 2011 ).

For the first few seasons of the decade, the Spurs continued their success of the 1970s with records of 52 – 30 in 1980 – 81, 48 – 34 in 1981 – 82, and 53 – 29 in 1982 – 83 ( it was during this period that the Spurs were moved to the Western Conference ).