* 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

* Larry Niven's Gil ' the ARM ' Hamilton stories: Death by Ecstasy ( 1968 ), ARM ( 1975 ), and The Patchwork Girl ( 1980 ) ( although it should be noted that, as these stories are science fiction, the methods of producing the locked-room mystery are not necessarily based on present-day science )

In 1980, he played " Colonel Gordon " in the Buck Rogers television series, with Gil Gerard.

His espionage fiction include two series of note: Luc Ferran ( 16 novels ), written under the pseudonym of " Gil Darcy " for publisher L ' Arabesque from 1963 to 1969 ; and Le Commander for Fleuve Noir's Espionnage imprint, with about thirty novels written between 1967 and 1980.

Gil Elvgren ( March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980 ), born Gillette Elvgren, was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising and illustration.

Barlow has also toured and recorded with many other jazz greats including Sonny Stitt, Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Jackie McLean, Billy Cobham, Curtis Fuller, Eddie Palmieri, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz, Sonny Stitt, Helen Merrill, Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron. In 1980 he performed at concerts in Adelaide and Sydney with the Bruce Cale Quartet with Roger Frampton ( piano and saxes ) Bruce Cale ( bass ) and Phil Treloar ( drums ).

William Kwabena Tiero ( born 3 December 1980 ) is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays in Portugal for Gil Vicente.

* Some rides featured in levels along with the bonus level parade floats contain popular Namco characters such as Pac-Man ( 1980 ), Pooka from Dig Dug ( 1982 ), Solvalou from Xevious ( 1982 ), Mappy ( 1983 ), Gil and Ki from The Tower of Druaga ( 1984 ), Grobda ( 1984 ), Paccet from Baraduke ( 1985 ), Wonder Momo ( 1987 ), Amul ( in dragon form ) from Dragon Spirit ( 1987 ), Bravoman ( 1988 ), Valkyrie from Valkyrie no Bōken ( 1986 ) and its sequels.

It was also used in the album 1980 by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson and was pictured on both the front and back covers of this album.

Paulo César Silva Peixoto ( born 12 May 1980 ) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Gil Vicente FC.

* Johntá Austin ( born 1980 ), American singer-songwriter

* Austin Nichols ( born 1980 ), American actor

* 1980 – Nadia Bjorlin, American actress

* Nedelkovh, Aleksandar B. British and American Science Fiction Novel 1950 – 1980 with the Theme of Alternative History ( an Axiological Approach ).

* 1980 – Tony Pashos, American football player

* 1980 – Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Bleeding Through, Eighteen Visions, and Throwdown )

* 1907 – Albert Kotin, American painter ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Shayna Baszler, American mixed martial artist

* 1980 – Craig Breslow, American baseball player

* 1980 – Mike Hindert, American singer and bass player ( The Bravery )

* 1980 – Pat Noonan, American soccer player

* 1980 – Tatum Reed, American porn actress and producer

* 1980 – Michael Urie, American actor and director

* 1980 – Paul London, American wrestler

* 1980 – Roy Williams, American football player

* 1980 – Brandon Harrod, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1894 – George Meany, American labor leader ( d. 1980 )

* 1929 – Bill Evans, American pianist and composer ( d. 1980 )

* 1980 – Vanessa Carlton, American singer-songwriter and pianist

* 1980 – The Montevideo Treaty, establishing the Latin American Integration Association, is signed.