* 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

* Oral History interview transcript with John Bardeen 13 February 1980, American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives

The Niels Juel class corvette KDM Peter Tordenskiold ( F356 ), served from around 1980 to August 2009.

* Niels Matthiasen ( S )— Minister for Cultural Affairs 13 February 1975 – 16 February 1980

* Niels Guldbjerg ( 1979 – 1980 )

* 1980 – Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer

* 1926 – Dirch Passer, Danish actor ( d. 1980 )

Copenhagen, Danish Institute for Educational Research ), expanded edition ( 1980 ) with foreword and afterword by B. D.

The letter was officially introduced in the Danish and Swedish alphabets as late as 1980 and 2006, respectively, despite having been in use for much longer.

* May 18 – Dirch Passer, Danish actor ( d. 1980 )

The Danish and Norwegian alphabet is based upon the Latin alphabet and has consisted of the following 29 letters since 1917 ( Norwegian ) and 1955 ( Danish ), although Danish did not officially recognize the W as a separate letter until 1980.

Danish design is also a well-known brand, often associated with world-famous designers and architects such as Børge Mogensen ( 1914 – 1972 ), Finn Juhl ( 1912 – 1989 ), Hans Wegner ( 1914 – 2007 ), Arne Jacobsen ( 1902 – 1971 ), Poul Kjærholm ( 1929 – 1980 ), Poul Henningsen ( 1894 – 1967 ) and Verner Panton ( 1926 – 1998 ).

Poul Kjærholm ( January 8, 1929 – April 18, 1980 ) was a Danish designer.

It was a big hit in Denmark in 1980 by the show-group Østjysk Musikforsyning with Danish lyrics by Karlo Staunskjær.

1980 ( in Danish )

Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria ( Hindi: द ा न ि श प ् रभ ा श ं कर कन े र ि य ा, ; born 16 December 1980 ) is a Pakistani cricketer.

* Helga Pedersen ( 1911 – 1980 ), Danish politician

In 1980, MAN AG acquired the Burmeister & Wain Danish shipyard and diesel engine producer.

* Hans N. Andersen ( born 1980 ), Danish speedway rider

Den røde 1. maj-gruppe ( name in Danish, in English: " the Red 1 May Group "), a leftist outfit that existed in the Faroe Islands around 1980.

Dirch Hartvig Passer ( 18 May 1926-3 September 1980 ) was a celebrated Danish actor.

Scott Frandsen ( born July 21, 1980 in Kelowna, British Columbia ) is a Canadian rower of Swedish and Danish descent.

In 1980, he won the Danish Open, the Swedish Open and became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship with a victory over Indonesian rival Liem Swie King.

Four years later he finished ninth with the Danish team in the 1980 Olympic tournament.

* Mads Lind ( born 1980 ), Danish handball player

Kasper Bøgelund Nielsen ( born 8 October 1980 in Odense ) is a Danish footballer.

Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen ( born 28 February 1980 ) is a Danish footballer who plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.