Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s - 2020s - 2030s

Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

The most important events

• Iran-Iraq War
• Solidarity movement in Poland
• Glasnost and Perestroika reforms in the Soviet Union
• 1981 - AIDS is discovered for the first time.
• 1986 - end of Marcos regime in the Philippines
• 1989 - The Berlin Wall is torn down.
• 1989 - Tiananmen Square massacre

Important people

• Pope John Paul II, Pope in the 1980s
• Elizabeth II, British queen since 1953
• Hirohito, emperor of Japan
• Ronald Reagan, President of the USA from 1981 to 1989
• Helmut Schmidt, German chancellor until 1982
• Helmut Kohl, German chanellor since 1982
• Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian actor
• Sylvester Stallone, American actor
• Michael Jordan, American basketball-player
• Madonna, singer
• Michael Jackson, American singer
• Iron Maiden, British heavy metal band
• Corazon Aquino, president of the Philippines
• Indira Ghandi, prime minister of India until 1984
• Rajiv Ghandi, prime minister of India since 1984
• Lech Walesa, leader of Polish Solidarity movement
• Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of Iran

1980s

1980 nî-tāi | Dècada del 1980 | 1980au | 1980'erne | 1980er | 1980. aastad | Δεκαετία 1980 | 1980s | Años 1980 | 1980-aj jaroj | Années 1980 | 1980년대 | 1981–1990 | Anni 1980 | Decennium 199 | Ngahurutanga 199 | 1980-1989 | 1980年代 | 1980-årene | Lata 80. XX wieku | Década de 1980 | Anii 1980 | 1980-е | 80. roky 20. storočia | 1980. | 1980-luku | 1980-talet | 1980年代