* 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

His bands have included Watt 4 ( 1980 ), in which he played keyboards and provided voice, Craig Charles and the Beat Burglars ( 1989 ), The Sons of Gordon Gekko ( 1989 ), where he wrote lyrics and also composed tunes for the band, and The Eye ( 2000 – 01 ), with whom he released the rock album " Giving You The Eye, Live at the Edinburgh Festival ".

* 1883 – Elizabeth Craig, British writer ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Elizabeth Craig, Scottish journalist and economist ( b. 1883 )

* 1980 – Craig Mottram, Australian runner

* February 16 – Elizabeth Craig, British writer ( d. 1980 )

* Barbara Craig ( 1967 – 1980 )

* Jim Craig, goaltender for the gold medal winning 1980 " Miracle on Ice " U. S. Olympic hockey team

In the 1980 Holiday Bowl, the Cougars faced an SMU team led by star running backs Craig James and Eric Dickerson, and the Mustangs built a 45 – 25 lead over BYU with just four minutes left in the game.

On July 23, 1980, Helen Hagnes Mintiks, a Canadian-born violinist and member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, was murdered by stagehand Craig Crimmins during a performance of the Berlin Ballet.

The Flames attempted to boost attendance in 1980 by signing Jim Craig, goaltender of the American Olympic team that had won the Olympic gold medal following its " Miracle on Ice " victory over the Soviet Union.

Later recipients include Arthur Compton ( 1954 ), Hermann Hesse ( 1954 ), Albert Schweitzer ( 1954 ), Thomas Mann ( 1955 ), Oskar Kokoschka ( 1955 ), Carl Orff ( 1956 ), Erwin Schrödinger ( 1956 ), Thornton Wilder ( 1956 ), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff ( 1956 ), Werner Heisenberg ( 1957 ), Gerhard Ritter ( 1957 ), Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ( 1957 ), Percy Ernst Schramm ( 1958 ), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker ( 1961 ), Karl Jaspers ( 1964 ), Otto Klemperer ( 1967 ), Carl Zuckmayer ( 1967 ), Henry Moore ( 1972 ), Raymond Aron ( 1973 ), George F. Kennan ( 1976 ), Friedrich Hayek ( 1977 ), Karl Popper ( 1980 ), Eugène Ionesco ( 1983 ), Hans Bethe ( 1984 ), Gordon A. Craig ( 1990 ), Rudolf Mößbauer ( 1996 ), Umberto Eco ( 1998 ), Hans Magnus Enzensberger ( 1999 ), and Wim Wenders ( 2005 ).

In 1980, Craig was elected to an open seat in the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 1st congressional district.

* Craig Patrick, former Pittsburgh Penguins executive vice president / general manager & Assistant Coach for the US Olympic Hockey Team in 1980

Two years later, John Mackey partnered with Craig Weller and Mark Skiles to merge SaferWay with their Clarksville Natural Grocery, resulting in the opening of the original Whole Foods Market on September 20, 1980.

In the 1980 National League Championship Series against the Houston Astros, he posted a. 381 batting average with four runs batted in, and teamed up with Bake McBride in the decisive Game 5 to relay a throw to home plate, cutting off Luis Pujols attempting to score from first base on a double by Craig Reynolds.

James Downey Craig ( born May 31, 1957 in Easton, Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey goaltender who is most notable for being the goaltender for the 1980 U. S. Olympic hockey team that won the Olympic gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Games.

Craig went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League, where he started for the Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota North Stars between 1980 and 1983.

In the game against the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics, Craig deflected 36 of 39 shots from an attacking unit led by the great Boris Mikhailov.

In the 1981 made-for-TV movie about the 1980 U. S. Hockey team called Miracle on Ice, Craig is portrayed by Steve Guttenberg.

On June 13, 1980, the Blues traded Bowness to the Winnipeg Jets for Craig Norwich.

Two of the main puppeteers were Craig Marin and Olga Felgemacher, who herself was a Sesame Street puppeteer for two years, from 1978 to 1980.

From 1980 to the mid-80s actor / videomaker Craig Calman lived in the building adjoining Taylor Mead's.

* Craig Coyle ( b. 1980 ) is a Scottish footballer

After his departure from Rainbow, Driscoll played in the bands Dakota ( 1978 – 1980, from Scranton, Pa. formally the Jerry Kelly Band ), before starting Bible Black with Craig Gruber, future Blue Cheer guitarist Duck McDonald and singer Jeff Fenholt.