Notable made-for-television productions of Hamlet include those starring Christopher Plummer ( 1964 ), Richard Chamberlain ( 1970 ; Hallmark Hall of Fame ), Derek Jacobi ( 1980 ; Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC ), Kevin Kline ( 1990 ), Campbell Scott ( 2000 ) and David Tennant ( 2009 ; Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC ).

* 1980 – Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste ( based on The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, starring Derek Jacobi )

Talmadge " Tab " Prince was killed in 1970, Friday Hassler in 1972, Ricky Knotts in 1980 and Bruce Jacobi in 1987.

Charleson performed in three BBC Television Shakespeare films: as Fortinbras in Hamlet ( 1980 ) starring Derek Jacobi ; the protagonist Bertram in the acclaimed production of All's Well That Ends Well ( 1981 ); and Octavius Caesar in Antony & Cleopatra ( 1981 ) opposite his frequent co-star Jane Lapotaire as Cleopatra.

She was in the 1980 US Broadway premiere of The Suicide with Derek Jacobi and appeared opposite Geraldine Page, Carrie Nye and Madeline Sherwood in an Off-Broadway revival of " The Madwoman of Chailot ".

He also played Polonius in a 1980 television production of Hamlet, made as part of the BBC Shakespeare series, and starring Derek Jacobi in the title role.

He was included, however, in the 1964 Broadway revival, which was later filmed as Richard Burton's Hamlet, in the 1980 BBC Shakespeare television production starring Derek Jacobi, in the 1996 film starring Kenneth Branagh and the 2000 film starring Ethan Hawke, although in the 2000 film, he is an enemy of business.

To avoid being type cast as villainous characters, Sarandon took on various roles in the years to come, portraying the title role in the made-for-television movie The Day Christ Died ( 1980 ).

Steve Hassan, author of the book Combatting Cult Mind Control, states that he took part in a number of deprogrammings in the late 1970s, and has spoken out against them since 1980.

It took until 1982 for the two bodies to merge, but this allowed the introduction of women's field hockey to the Olympic games from 1980 where, as in the men's game, The Netherlands, Germany, and Australia have been consistently strong.

After a bloody overthrow of the Americo-Liberian régime by indigenous Liberians in 1980, a ‘ Redemption Council ’ took control of Liberia.

The parties entered into a contract dispute before the 1980 season, and when negotiations lasted into spring training, the Padres renewed Smith's contract at his 1979 salary of $ 72, 500 Angered by the Padres ' attitude during those contract talks, Gottlieb took out a help-wanted ad in the San Diego Union, part of which read, " Padre baseball player wants part-time employment to supplement income.

Winfield took over where Colbert left off, starring in the Padres outfield from 1973 until 1980, when he joined the New York Yankees.

The Chinese-backed Zimbabwe African National Union eventually took power in 1980, when the internationally-recognised Republic of Zimbabwe was formed.

1980 was declared the " Year of Literacy " and the major goals of the campaign that started only 8 months after the FSLN took over.

Though CNN had been running 24-hour newscasts since 1980, it was not until the Gulf War that the general public took large notice and others imitated CNN's non-stop news approach.

In 1980, a benefits consultant named Ted Benna took note of the previously obscure provision and figured out that it could be used to create a simple, tax-advantaged way to save for retirement.

The Tusk tour continued into 1980, after which, the band took time apart.

Hinckley also took a picture of himself in 1980 pointing a gun at his head.

Forums where these debates took place include the proceedings of the first conference dedicated to Derrida's work, published as " Les Fins de l ' homme à partir du travail de Jacques Derrida: colloque de Cerisy, 23 juillet-2 août 1980 ", Derrida's " Feu la cendre / cio ' che resta del fuoco ", and the studies on Paul Celan by Lacoue-Labarthe and Derrida which shortly preceded the detailed studies of Heidegger's politics published in and after 1987.

The first World Cup series was staged in 1980 and the first World Championships took place in 1986 in Tignes, France.

The first World Cup series was staged in 1980 and the first World Championships took place in 1986 in Tignes, France.

The second state reform took place in 1980, when the cultural communities became Communities.

Wilson's Government took strong action against the controversial, self-styled " Church " of Scientology in 1967, banning foreign Scientologists from entering the UK, a prohibition which remained in force until 1980.

Production was based at Elstree Studios, England ; but filming also took place in La Rochelle, Tunisia, Hawaii, and California from June to September 1980.

Producer Jim Hirschfeld took over as director following Birch's heart attack in 1980 and continued directing, as well as producing throughout the rest of the show's run, including the new segments inserted into the PBS reruns, until it went off the air in 1993.

When the Republicans took control of the Senate after the 1980 elections, Dole became chairman of the Finance Committee in 1981, serving until 1985.

In 1980, the 24th Chess Olympiad took place in Valletta.

In 1980, he also took part in the Olympic Winter Games as a runner for the American bobsleigh team.

The Tories had only won one seat out of 75 in 1980, but took 58 seats in 1984.

Relations with Iraq had never been good historically ; however, they took a turn for the worse in 1980, when Iraq invaded Iran.

Gordon Bell and Dan Dodge, students at the University of Waterloo in 1980, both took a standard computer science course in operating system design, in which the students constructed a basic real-time kernel.

From 1980 to the present, ski-lifts have been modernized and snow-making machines installed at many resorts, leading to concerns regarding the loss of traditional Alpine culture and questions regarding sustainable development as the winter ski industry continues to develop quickly and the number of summer tourists decline.

* 1980 – Azaria Chamberlain disappears, probably taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicized trial in Australian history.

La Longue Marche à travers la théorie de Galois Long March Through Galois Theory is an approximately 1600-page handwritten manuscript produced by Grothendieck during the years 1980 – 1981, containing many of the ideas leading to the Esquisse d ' un programme ( see below, and also a more detailed entry ), and in particular studying the Teichmüller theory.

After a decade as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, he entered parliament as a Labor MP at the 1980 federal election and became Prime Minister within three years, leading Labor to victory at four consecutive federal elections: 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1990.

Julian L. Simon and Paul Ehrlich entered in a famous scientific wager in 1980, betting on a mutually agreed-upon measure of resource scarcity over the decade leading up to 1990.

Rioting ensued throughout Liberia, finally leading to a military coup d ' état in April 1980.

Sennett also was a leading character in The Biograph Girl, a 1980 musical about the silent film era.

* 1980 – In Norco, California, five masked gunman hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history.

* 1980 – On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J. R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase " Who shot J. R .?

* 1980 – Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.

When the original IBM-PC was created in 1980, there were three leading competing operating systems: PC-DOS, CP / M-86, and UCSD p-System, while Xenix was added in 1983-1984.

From December 1980 onwards, Kekkonen suffered from an undisclosed disease that appeared to affect his brain functions, sometimes leading to delusional thoughts.

Besides the United States and Soviet Union, France and China are understood to have tested neutron or enhanced radiation bombs in the past, with France apparently leading the field with an early test of the technology in 1967 and an " actual " neutron bomb in 1980.

Schiele has been the subject of a biographical film, Excess & Punishment ( aka Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung ), a 1980 film originating in Germany with a European cast that explores Schiele's artistic demons leading up to his early death.

In the 1980 NLCS versus the Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan pitched well in Game 2, leaving the game tied 2 – 2 in the seventh ( having contributed to both Astros runs with a run scored following a walk, and a sacrifice bunt leading to a run ) but again got a no decision in a game that went extra innings.

Because she strongly desired to campaign for the " No " forces in the weeks leading up to Quebec's 1980 referendum on separation from Canada, Sauvé initially refused the offer of running for the non-partisan position, but eventually acquiesced after Trudeau convinced her that she was the right person for the job and she received permission from the leaders of all the parties in the House of Commons to engage in the federalist campaign in Quebec.

In his 1980 essay The Bilderberg and the West, researcher Peter Thompson argues that the Bilderberg group is a meeting ground for top executives from the world ’ s leading multinational corporations and top national political figures to consider jointly the immediate and long-term problems facing the West.

One night in late 1980, there was a delayed response from one section of fans, leading to them jumping to their feet a few seconds later than the section beside them.

But disaster struck for Serrano in Detroit on August 2 of 1980, when, after leading on all scorecards, he was struck by a Yasutsune Uehara right hand to the chin in round six, and lost his title by knockout to the Japanese.

In 1980, he began as one of the cast members on ABC's Fridays television show, including a famous instance in which guest Andy Kaufman refused to deliver his scripted lines, leading Richards to bring the cue cards on screen to Kaufman causing him to throw his drink into Richards ' face, before a small riot ensued ( Richards later claimed he was in on the joke ).

" Following the Mariel boatlift in 1980, 10, 000 Cubans settled in New Jersey, leading to a second wave of Cubans to Union City, which totaled 15, 000 by 1994.

He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol.

* Cyrus Sahami, The President of the FUM between 1979 and 1980, holder of the doctorat d ' état in geography from Sorbonne, a leading professor of rural and human geography in Iran

This style of music received a positive reaction from audiences, leading the band to switch genres, performing at hundreds of weddings and dances between 1974 and 1980.