* 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

Socially responsible banks founded out of anthroposophy in the English-speaking world include Triodos Bank, founded in 1980 and active in the UK, Netherlands and Spain, La Nef in France and RSF Social Finance in San Francisco.

On March 25, 1980, Dead Kennedys were invited to perform at the Bay Area Music Awards in San Francisco to major record label artists to give the event some " New Wave credibility ", in the words of the organizers.

In 1980 Susan Wirth, a 35 year old teacher living in San Francisco, was abducted by her parents to be deprogramed from her leftist political views and activities.

* 1934 – Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal ( d. 1980 )

Among the Montoneros killed in this operation were Luis Francisco Goya and María Lourdes Martínez Aranda who after crossing the Chilean border into Argentina were abducted in the city of Mendoza in 1980 and never seen again, with their son Jorge Guillermo being adopted and raised by an army NCO, Luis Alberto Tejada and his wife Raquel Quinteros.

Twenty-five-cent pieces minted from 1980 onwards are stamped with " P " for the Philadelphia mint, " D " for the Denver mint, or " S " for San Francisco mint.

Probably the most famous captive was a female named Sandy, which in August 1980 became the only great white to be housed at the California Academy of Sciences ' Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, California.

Keith S. Chambers and Doug Munro ( 1980 ) identify Niutao as the island that Francisco Antonio Mourelle named on May 5, 1781 thus solving what Europeans had called The Mystery of Gran Cocal.

In 1980, the groundbreaking show Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art and visited London, Düsseldorf, and Amsterdam, as well as San Francisco and Chicago.

In February 1980, the dual-strip system was used for the revival of the film in 3-D at the York Theater in San Francisco.

On November 11, 1932, the San Francisco Symphony moved to the new War Memorial Opera House at 301 Van Ness Avenue, where most of the concerts were given until June 1980.

* 1980 " He's Alive " ( Don Francisco )

* 1980 Don Francisco ( Awards moved from September to April )

* On June 27, 1980, Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a virtually immaculate game, but without hope of perfection — a first-inning throwing error by shortstop Bill Russell allowed the San Francisco Giants ' Jack Clark to reach base.

She also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, California from 1978 to 1979 and 1980 to 1982.

1980 – 83: Presents a series of environmental installations and flower arranging exhibitions at art galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, and Boulder.

* " Crazy ' Bout An Automobile ( Every Woman I Know )" Recorded live, October 25, 1980 at Victoria Apollo, London / " If Walls Could Talk " Recorded live, February 26, 1981 at Old Waldorf, San Francisco, California / " The Very Thing That Makes You Rich ( Makes Me Poor )" Recorded live, February 26, 1981 at Old Waldorf, San Francisco, California / " Look At Granny Run Run " Recorded live, February 26, 1981 at Old Waldorf, San Francisco, California ( 1981 ; Warner Records )

In 1980, he directed Giuseppe Verdi's opera " Aida " starring Luciano Pavarotti at San Francisco Opera ( now broadcast version released as DVD ).

Iowa also has 22 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament appearances, including three Final Fours, reaching the semifinals in 1955 and 1980 and playing in the championship game against the University San Francisco in 1956.

Jets arrived in 1968 ; in 1969 Western had nonstop 737s to Las Vegas, Oakland and San Francisco, but by 1980 SFO was the only nonstop jet destination ( on PSA by then ).

* Maturana, Humberto & Varela, Francisco ( edition 1973 1980 ).

On December 7, 1980, San Francisco hosted the winless New Orleans Saints.