1980 facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

1980 is the 81st year of the 20th century and the 1st year of the 1980s.

Events
Births
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Deaths
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Date Unknown
Movies released
TV Series
Hit Songs
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Events

January 20 – The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Los Angeles Rams to win their 4th Super Bowl championship. They hold the record for most wins by one team until 1995.
April 12 – Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope in Canada.
April 30 – Beatrix of the Netherlands crowned
May 18 – Mount St. Helens erupts.
August 1 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir becomes the 4th President of Iceland. She is the first female ever elected as a head of state in a democratic election.
August – Rising Solidarity a Polish trade union which make for fallen communism in East Europe
September 1 – Terry Fox ends his Marathon of Hope, after his cancer resurfaces.
September 22 – War begins between Iran and Iraq.
November 4 – Ronald Reagan defeats Jimmy Carter during the presidential elections.
December 8 – John Lennon of The Beatles is shot and killed outside of his apartment in New York City by Mark David Chapman.
Pictures taken by the Voyager 1 probe lead to the discovery of Saturn's moon, Atlas.

Births

January

Greg Cipes

Carlos Alvarado Quesada

Josh Kelley

January 1
- Richie Faulkner, British rock guitarist
- Karina Jacobsgaard, Danish tennis player
- Mark Nichols, Canadian curler
- Elin Nordegren, Swedish model
January 4 – Greg Cipes, American actor
January 7 – Hele Kõrve, Estonian actress and singer
January 8
- Adam Goodes, Australian rules footballer
- Rachel Nichols, American actress
January 9 – Sergio García, Spanish golfer
January 10 – Sarah Shahi, American actress
January 11 – Lovieanne Jung, American softball player
January 12 – Ameriie, American singer
January 13 – LaKisha Jones, American singer
January 14
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Costa Rican politician, 48th President of Costa Rica
- Ossama Haidar, Lebanese footballer
- Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor, model and singer
- Cory Gibbs, American footballer
- Monika Kuszyńska, Polish singer and songwriter
- Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer
- Yūko Kaida, Japanese voice actress
January 16
- Albert Pujols, Dominican Major League Baseball player
- Michelle Wild, Hungarian actress
- Lin-Manuel Miranda, Puerto Rican-American actor, composer, and writer
January 17
- Zooey Deschanel, American actress, singer and musician
- Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dance champion, choreographer and instructor
January 18
- Estelle, British singer and actress
- Julius Peppers, American football player
- Jason Segel, American actor and comedian
January 19
- Jenson Button, British racecar driver
- Arvydas Macijauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
January 20
- Philippe Cousteau Jr., American-French oceanographer
- Philippe Gagnon, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
- Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor
- Brigitte Olivier, Belgian martial artist
- Petra Rampre, Slovenian tennis player
- Matthew Tuck, Welsh singer and guitarist
January 21
- Nana Mizuki, Japanese voice actress and singer
- Kevin McKenna, Canadian footballer
January 22
- Jake Grove, American football player
- Christopher Masterson, American actor
January 24
- Nyncke Beekhuyzen, Dutch actress
- Suzy, Portuguese singer
January 25
- Christian Olsson, Swedish athlete
- Xavi, Spanish footballer
- Michelle McCool, American professional wrestler
January 26 – Sanae Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
January 27 – Marat Safin, Russian tennis player
January 28 – Nick Carter, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys)
January 29
- Yael Bar Zohar, Israeli actress and model
- Jason James Richter, American actor
January 30
- Josh Kelley, American singer-songwriter
- Wilmer Valderrama, American actor

February

Matthew Lawrence

Christina Ricci

Jason Ritter

Justin Roiland

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Chelsea Clinton

February 2
- Zhang Jingchu, Chinese actress
- Nina Zilli, Italian singer-songwriter
February 5
- Jo Swinson, British MP
- Robin Vik, Czech tennis player
- Paul DelVecchio, American reality show personality
February 6
- Kim Poirier, Canadian actress
- Luke Ravenstahl, American mayor of Pittsburgh
- Mamiko Noto, Japanese voice actress
February 8 – Yang Wei, Chinese gymnast
February 9 – Manu Raju, American journalist
February 10
- César Izturis, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
- Steve Tully, English footballer
February 11 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor
February 12
- Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
- Christina Ricci, American actress
- Gucci Mane, American rapper
February 14 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress
February 15
- Conor Oberst, American singer-songwriter
- Petr Elfimov, Belarusian singer
February 16 – Ashley Lelie, American football player
February 17
- Jason Ritter, American actor
- Vahe Tilbian, Ethiopian singer of Armenian descent
February 18
- Cezar, Romanian opera singer and pianist
- Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter
February 19
- Mike Miller, American basketball player
- Ma Lin, Chinese table-tennis player
February 20
- Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
- Artur Boruc, Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Yuichi Nakamura, Japanese voice actor
February 21
- Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
- Justin Roiland, American actor
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan
February 22 – Jeanette Biedermann, German singer and actress
February 24
- Emma Johnson, Australian swimmer
- Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler
February 25 – Chris and Christy Knowings, American actors
February 26 – Júlio César da Silva e Souza, Brazilian footballer
February 27
- Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Don Diablo, Dutch DJ and producer
February 28
- Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
- Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
February 29
- Simon Gagné, Canadian hockey player
- Peter Scanavino, American actor

March

Laura Prepon

Johan Olsson

Ronaldinho

Kate Micucci

March 1 – Shahid Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
March 2
- Chris Barker, English footballer
- Julia Chantrey, Canadian actress
- Lance Cade, American professional wrestler (d. 2010)
March 4
- Jung Da-bin, Korean actress (d. 2007)
- Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
- Jack Hannahan, American baseball infielder
March 5 – Jessica Boehrs, German singer and actress
March 7
- Murat Boz, Turkish singer and actor
- Laura Prepon, American actress
- Mart Toome, Estonian actor
March 9
- Chingy, American rapper, singer and actor
- Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor and director
March 11 – Gabriela Pichler, Swedish film director and screenwriter
March 13 – Caron Butler, American basketball player
March 14 – Aaron Brown, English footballer
March 16 – Todd Heap, American football player
March 18 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
March 19
- Agnes Pihlava, Finnish pop singer
- Johan Olsson, Swedish cross country skier
March 20
- Hamada Helal, Egyptian singer
- Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
- Mikey Day, American actor, comedian and writer
March 21
- Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier
- Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
- Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician (Sum 41)
March 23 – Russell Howard, English comedian
March 27 – Greg Puciato, American heavy metal musician
March 29 – Andy Scott-Lee, British singer
March 30 – Yalın, Turkish pop singer and songwriter
March 31
- Kate Micucci, American actress and voice artist
- Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese Major League Baseball player

April

Randy Orton

Waylon

Daniel MacPherson

April 1
- Randy Orton, American professional wrestler
- Bijou Phillips, American actress
- Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress
April 4 – Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
April 7 – Michael Bellisario, American actor
April 8
- Ben Freeman, British actor
- Carrie Savage, American actress and voice actress
April 9
- Rachel Specter, American actress
- Arlen Escarpeta, Belizean actor
April 10
- Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player
- Kasey Kahne, American race car driver
- Charlie Hunnam, English actor
April 11 – Mark Teixeira, American baseball player
April 12 – Brian McFadden, Irish rock singer
April 13 – Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress
April 14
- Ayumi Ito, Japanese actress
- Tom Franco, American actor
April 15 – Natalie Casey, English actress
April 16
- Samir Javadzadeh, Azerbaijani singer
- Paul London, American professional wrestler
April 17
- Brenda Villa, American water polo player
- Lee Hyun-il, South Korean badminton player
- Alaina Huffman, Canadian film and television actress
April 18 – Justin Amash, American politician
April 20
- Jasmin Wagner, German singer
- Waylon, Dutch singer
April 21
- Tony Romo, American football player
- Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
April 22 – Nicolas Douchez, French footballer
April 24
- Austin Nichols, American actor
- Karen Asrian, Armenian chess Grandmaster (d. 2008)
- Reagan Gomez-Preston, American actress and voice actress
April 25
- Lee Spick, English snooker player (d. 2015)
- Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor
- Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese baseball player
April 26
- Jordana Brewster, American actress
- Marlon King, Jamaican footballer
- Channing Tatum, American actor and model
April 27 – Zayed Khan, Indian actor
April 28 – Josh Howard, American basketball player
April 29
- Kian Egan, Irish singer
- Emmad Irfani, Pakistani model and TV actor
April 30 – Luis Scola, Argentine basketball player

May

Ellie Kemper

Gotye

Steven Gerrard

May 1 – Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexican actress
May 2
- Tim Borowski, German footballer
- Ellie Kemper, American actress and comedian
- Zat Knight, English footballer
May 3 – Marcel Vigneron, American chef
May 5
- Maia Hirasawa, Swedish pop singer
- Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
- Hank Green, American entrepreneur, musician, educator, producer and vlogger
May 6
- Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
- Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player
May 7 – Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
May 8 – Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
May 9
- Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
- Carolin Kebekus, German comedian and actress
- Norihiro Nishi, Japanese footballer
May 10 – Pete Gray, Australian environmental activist (d. 2011)
May 15 – Josh Beckett, American baseball player
May 17 – Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
May 18 – Ali Zafar, Pakistani music composer, singer-songwriter, painter and actor
May 19
- Drew Fuller, American actor and model
- Dean Heffernan, Australian footballer
May 21 – Gotye, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter
May 22
- Lucy Gordon, British actress (d. 2009)
- Evelin Võigemast, Estonian actress and singer
May 24 – Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress
May 28
- Mark Feehily, Irish singer
- Jørgen Strickert, Norwegian comedian
May 29 – Michael Stasko, Canadian actor
May 30 – Steven Gerrard, English footballer
May 31 – Andy Hurley, American drummer

June

Mike Fisher

Sarah Connor

Jessica DiCicco

Melissa Rauch

June 1
- Oliver James, British actor
- Damien Fahey, American MTV VJ, television host and drummer
June 2 – Lindsey Yamasaki, Japanese-American basketball player
June 3 – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar
June 5 – Mike Fisher, Canadian hockey player
June 6 – Mmusi Maimane, South African politician
June 7 – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish bassist
June 8 – David Holoubek, Czech football manager
June 10
- Jessica DiCicco, American actress
- Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer
- Wang Yuegu, Singaporean Olympic table tennis player
June 13
- Sarah Connor, German singer
- Juan Carlos Navarro, Spanish basketball player
June 16
- Brad Gushue, Canadian curler
- Joey Yung, Hong Kong singer
June 17
- Kimeru, Japanese singer
- Venus Williams, American tennis player
- Jeph Jacques, American webcomic writer
June 19 – Jason White, American football player
June 22 – Ilya Bryzgalov, Russian ice hockey player
June 23
- Erick Elías, Mexican actor
- Mark Greaney, Irish singer and guitarist
- Ramnaresh Sarwan, West Indian cricketer
- Manus Boonjumnong, Thai boxer
- Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player
- Jessica Taylor, English singer
- Melissa Rauch, American actress
June 24
- Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
- Minka Kelly, American actress
June 25
- Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress
- Philippe Lacheau, French actor, director and writer
June 26
- Michael Vick, American football player
- Michael Jackson, English footballer
- Rafiz Abu Bakar, Malaysian footballer
June 27 – Kevin Pietersen, South African-English former cricketer
June 29
- James Courtney, Australian race car driver
- Katherine Jenkins, Welsh soprano
- Martin Truex Jr., American race car driver
June 30
- Adil Annani, Moroccan long-distance runner
- Ryan ten Doeschate, Dutch cricketer
- Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht, Iranian footballer
- Nelbert Omolon, Filipino professional basketball player
- Rade Prica, Swedish footballer
- Sayuti, Indonesian footballer

July

July 1
- Mizz Nina, Malaysian fashion designer, a host, humanitarian
- Nelson Cruz, Dominican baseball player
- Shon Seung-mo, South Korean badminton player
July 2 – Brian Drolet, American actor, producer and writer
July 3
- Roland Schoeman, South African swimmer
- Olivia Munn, American actress and model
- Harbhajan Singh, Indian international cricketer
July 5
- Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio, American reality TV star
- Eva Green, French actress and model
- Zayed Khan, Indian actor and producer
- Fabián Ríos, Colombian actor and model
- Jason Wade, American singer and guitarist
July 6 – Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
July 7
- Marika Domińczyk, Polish American actress
- Jim McMahon, British politician
- Michelle Kwan, American figure skater
- Dr Malinga, South African record producer and musician
July 8
- Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
- Chetan Anand, Indian badminton player
- Yang Tae-Young, South Korean gymnast
July 10
- Thomas Ian Nicholas, American film actor, singer, musician, producer, director and writer
- Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)
- Jessica Simpson, American singer
- Jeremy Ray Valdez, American actor
- James Rolfe, American director, actor and writer
- Cláudia Leitte, Brazilian singer
July 11
- Mathias Boe, Danish badminton player
- Alvent Yulianto, Indonesian badminton player
July 12
- Kristen Connolly, American actress
- Eny Widiowati, Indonesian badminton player
July 13 – Pejman Nouri, Iranian football player
July 15
- Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player
- BxB Hulk, Japanese professional wrestler
- JW-Jones, Canadian blues musician
- Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer
- Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (d. 2017)
July 16
- Svetlana Feofanova, Russian pole-vaulter
- Adam Scott, Australian golfer
July 17
- Rashid Ramzi, Moroccan-Bahraini athlete
- Masato Yoshino, Japanese professional wrestler
- Ryan Miller, American ice hockey goaltender
July 18 – Kristen Bell, American actress
July 19
- Yeoh Kay Bin, Malaysian badminton player
- Michelle Heaton, English singer (Liberty X)
- Mark Webber, American actor
July 20
- Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian supermodel
- Jin Goo, South Korean actor
July 21 – CC Sabathia, American baseball player
July 22
- Tablo, South Korean-Canadian rapper, songwriter, record producer, and author
- Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer
- Kate Ryan, Belgian singer
July 23 – Michelle Williams, American singer and actress
July 25 – Rebeka Dremelj, Slovenian singer
July 26 – Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
July 27 – Nick Nemeth, American professional wrestler
July 29
- Rachel Miner, American actress
- Fernando González, Chilean tennis player

August

Macaulay Culkin

Chris Pine

William Levy

Joanne Froggatt

August 2 – Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor
August 3
- Nadia Ali, Pakistani-American singer-songwriter
- Hannah Simone, British-Canadian actress
- Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
August 5 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
August 6 – Will Pan, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
August 8 – Craig Breslow, American baseball pitcher
August 9
- Charlie David, Canadian actor
- Dominic Tabuna, Nauruan politician
August 10 – Pua Magasiva, Samoan actor
August 11 – Monika Pyrek, Polish pole vaulter
August 12 – Maggie Lawson, American actress
August 14 – Roy Williams, American football player
August 16
- Julien Absalon, French mountain biker
- Vanessa Carlton, American singer
August 17
- David Legwand, American ice hockey player
- Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer and musician
August 18 – Damion Stewart, Jamaican footballer
August 19
- Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter
- Adrian Lulgjuraj, Albanian singer
August 21
- Jon Lajoie, Canadian comedian
- Paul Menard, American race car driver
August 23
- Rex Grossman, American football player
- Joanne Froggatt, British voice artist
August 24 – Rachael Carpani, Australian actress
August 26
- Macaulay Culkin, American actor
- Chris Pine, American actor
August 27 – Derrick Strait, American football player
August 28 – Debra Lafave, American teacher
August 29
- William Levy, Cuban-American actor
- David West, American basketball player

September

Mike Comrie

September 2 – Dany Sabourin, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
September 3
- Jennie Finch, American softball player
- Polina Smolova, Belarusian singer
September 4 – Max Greenfield, American actor
September 5 – Kevin Simm, English singer (Liberty X)
September 6
- Kerry Katona, English TV presenter and former pop star (Atomic Kitten)
- Samuel Peter, Nigerian boxer and heavyweight champion
- Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer
September 7
- Nigar Jamal, Azerbaijani singer, Eurovision Song Contest 2011 winner
- Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer
- Mark Prior, American baseball player
September 8
- Eric Hutchinson, American singer-songwriter
- Neferteri Shepherd, African-American model and actress
September 9
- Denise Quiñones, Puerto Rican actress, Miss Universe 2001
- Michelle Williams, American actress
September 10 – Mikey Way, British musician (My Chemical Romance)
September 11 – Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
September 12
- Sean Burroughs, American baseball player
- Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
- Hiroyuki Sawano, Japanese composer
September 13
- Ben Savage, American actor
- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
September 15
- Ben Wolff, American actor (d. 2015)
- Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese singer
- Faiz Khaleed, Malaysian astronaut
September 21
- Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
- Autumn Reeser, American actress
September 24 – Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist
September 25 – T.I., African-American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author
September 26 – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players
September 29
- Patrick Agyemang, Ghanaian footballer
- Dallas Green, musician
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer
September 30
- Martina Hingis, Swiss tennis player
- Emily Kokal, vocalist, guitarist
- Arisa Ogasawara, Japanese voice actress
- Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuban boxer

October

October 1 – Sarah Drew, American actress
October 3 – Daniel DeSanto, Canadian actor and voice actor
October 4
- Me'Lisa Barber, American athlete
- Joe Kennedy III, American lawyer
- Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer
- Ben Whishaw, English actor
October 5
- James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
- Ti West, American film director
October 8
- Michael Mizanin, American professional wrestler
- Nick Cannon, African-American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer and broadcast personality
October 10
- Sherine, Egyptian singer
- Lynn Hung, Hong Kong actress
October 11
- Tomokazu Sugita, Japanese voice actor
October 12
- Ledley King, English footballer
- Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarusian athlete
October 13
- Ashanti, African-American singer
- Scott Parker, English footballer
October 14
- Terrence McGee, American football player
- Ben Whishaw, English actor
October 15 – Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
October 16
- Sue Bird, Israeli-American basketball player
- Timana Tahu, Australian Rugby League player
October 17
- Angel Parker, American actress
- Justin Shenkarow, American actor
- Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player
October 18
- Erin Dean, American actress
- Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Indian cricket player
October 19 – José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
October 21 – Kim Kardashian, American socialite and television personality
October 23 – Robert Belushi, American actor
October 24
- Monica, African-American singer
- Casey Wilson, American actress and comedian
October 28
- Alan Smith, English footballer
- Christy Hemme, American professional wrestler
October 29 – Ben Foster, American actor
October 31 – Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and comedian

November

November 4 – Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
November 5
- Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor
- Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
- Essaï Altounian, French-Armenian actor, singer-songwriter, keyboardist and music producer
November 6 – Anri Jokhadze, Georgian pop singer
November 7 – Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast
November 10 – Calvin Chen, Taiwanese pop singer
November 11 – Willie Parker, American football player
November 12 – Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor and musician
November 13 – Monique Coleman, American actress
November 15 – Kevin Staut, French equestrian
November 16 – Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
November 17 – Isaac Hanson, American musician
November 18
- Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
- Dustin Kensrue, Canadian singer
- François Duval, Belgian rally driver
- Junichi Okada, Japanese singer
- Luke Chadwick, English footballer
- Mathew Baynton, English actor and writer
- Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
November 19 – Adele Silva, English actress and model
November 21
- Hank Blalock, American baseball player
- Hiroyuki Tomita, Japanese gymnast
- Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
November 22 – David Artell, English footballer
November 23 – Jonathan Papelbon, American baseball player
November 24 – Beth Phoenix, American professional wrestler
November 25
- Rowly Dennis, English actor
- John-Michael Liles, American hockey player
- Nick Swisher, American baseball player
November 26 – Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer
November 28 – Lisa Middelhauve, German singer (Xandria)
November 29
- Jason Griffith, American actor and voice actor
- Janina Gavankar, American actress and musician
- Ilias Kasidiaris, Greek politician

December

Elizabeth Rodriguez

December 1
- Angelique Bates, American actress, comedian, and rapper
- Joel A. Sutherland, Canadian author
December 3
- Anna Chlumsky, American actress
- Jenna Dewan, American actress
- Jim Sorgi, American football player
December 5 – Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-born French trumpeter
- Shizuka Itō, Japanese voice actress
December 6
- Steve Lovell, English footballer
- Kei Yasuda, Japanese singer
December 7 – John Terry, English footballer
December 9
- Simon Helberg, American actor and comedian
- Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian professional cyclist
December 10 – Sarah Chang, American violinist
December 13
- Satoshi Tsumabuki, Japanese actor
- Bosco Wong, Hong Kong actor
December 15
- Neil McDermott, English actor
- Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist and songwriter
December 16 – Axle Whitehead, Australian actor and singer-songwriter
December 18
- Baron Vaughn, American actor and comedian
- Christina Aguilera, American singer
December 19
- Marla Sokoloff, American actress
- Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor
December 20
- Ashley Cole, English footballer
- Chris Edwards, English musician
- Fitz Hall, English footballer
December 22
- Chris Carmack, American actor
- Matt Parker, Australian author
December 23 – Cody Ross, American baseball player
December 25 – Laura Sadler, English actress (d. 2003)
December 27
- Bernard Berrian, American football player
- Cesaro, Swiss professional wrestler
December 30 – Eliza Dushku, American actress
December 31 – Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player

Deaths

January

Frank Wykoff

William O. Douglas

Teresa Noce

Jimmy Durante

January 1
- Adolph Deutsch, American composer (b. 1897)
- Frank Wykoff, American Olympic athlete (b. 1909)
January 2 – Alessandro Bruschetti, Italian artist (b. 1910)
January 3 – Joy Adamson, Austrian-born conservationist and author (b. 1910)
January 7 – Simonne Mathieu, French tennis champion (b. 1908)
January 8 – John Mauchly, American physicist and inventor (b. 1907)
January 10
- Bo Rein, American football coach (b. 1945)
- George Meany, American labor leader (b. 1894)
January 11 – Barbara Pym, English novelist (b. 1913)
January 13 – Andre Kostelanetz, Russian conductor and arranger (b. 1901)
January 17 – Barbara Britton, American actress (b. 1919)
January 18 – Sir Cecil Beaton, English photographer (b. 1904)
January 19 – William O. Douglas, American Supreme Court Justice (b. 1898)
January 21 – Georges Painvin, French cryptographer (b. 1886)
January 22
- Walter Pym, Australian actor (b. 1905)
- Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (b. 1900)
January 23 – Leonard Strong, American actor (b. 1908)
January 24 – Lil Dagover, German actress (b. 1887)
January 25 – David Newell, American actor (b. 1905)
January 27
- Hans Aeschbacher, Swiss sculptor (b. 1906)
- Peppino De Filippo, Italian actor (b. 1903)
- Eric Wyndham White, British administrator and economist, first Director-General of the GATT (b. 1913)
January 28 – Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer (b. 1926)
January 29 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer and comedian (b. 1893)
January 30
- Maria Bolognesi, Italian Roman Catholic laywoman, mystic and blessed (b. 1924)
- Professor Longhair, American musician (b. 1918)
January 31 – Eduardo Cáceres, Guatemalan politician (b. 1906)

February

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Enrico Celio

Mario Mattoli

February 1 – Jack Bailey, American actor (b. 1907)
February 2
- Hanna Rovina, Russian-born Israeli actress (b. 1889)
- William Howard Stein, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
February 6 – Albert Kotin, American abstract expressionist painter (b. 1907)
February 7 – Richard Williams, Royal Australian Air Force officer (b. 1890)
February 8
- Isadora Bennett, American publicity agent (b. 1900)
- Nikos Xilouris, Greek pop singer (b. 1936)
- Francesco Zucchetti, French Olympic cyclist (b. 1902)
February 9 – Tom Macdonald, British journalist and novelist (b. 1900)
February 10 – Wels Eicke, Australian rules football player (b. 1893)
February 11 – R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (b. 1884)
February 12 – Muriel Rukeyser, American poet (b. 1913)
February 13 – David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)
February 14 – Luitkonwar Rudra Baruah, Assamese composer and actor (b. 1926)
February 17
- Jerry Fielding, American conductor and music director (b. 1922)
- Graham Sutherland, English artist (b. 1903)
February 18 – Gale Robbins, American singer and actress (b. 1921)
February 19
- Robert Morrison, British Olympic rower (b. 1902)
- Bon Scott, Scottish-born Australian rock singer (b. 1946)
February 20
- Joseph Banks Rhine, American parapsychologist (b. 1895)
- Alice Longworth, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter, wife of Nicholas Longworth (b. 1884)
February 21 – Aldo Andreotti, Italian mathematician (b. 1924)
February 22 – Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter and poet (b. 1886)
February 23
- Enrico Celio, Swiss politician, 49th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1889)
- Robert Hayden, American poet (b. 1913)
February 24
- Michael Browne, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1895)
- Clement Martyn Doke, South African linguist (b. 1893)
February 26 – Mario Mattoli, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
February 27
- George Tobias, American actor (b. 1901)
- Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, Japanese philosopher (b. 1889)
February 28 – James Goff, American football and basketball head coach (b. 1912)
February 29 – Gil Elvgren, American pin-up artist (b. 1914)

March

Nikolay Bogolyubov

Boun Oum

Óscar Romero

Tôn Đức Thắng

March 1
- Dixie Dean, English football player (b. 1907)
- Daniil Khrabrovitsky, Soviet film director (b. 1923)
- Wilhelmina, Dutch-born American high-fashion model and owner of model agency (b. 1940)
March 3 – Roger Davis, American actor (b. 1884)
March 5 – Jay Silverheels, American actor (b. 1912)
March 6 – Barbara Brukalska, Polish architect (b. 1899)
March 9 – Nikolay Bogolybov, Russian actor (b. 1899)
March 10 – Herman Tarnower, American medical doctor and diet guru (b. 1910)
March 11 – Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (b. 1892)
March 13 – Roland Symonette, 1st Premier of the Bahamas (b. 1898)
March 14
- Anna Jantar, Polish singer (b. 1950)
- Mohammad Hatta, Indonesia's first vice president (b. 1902)
- Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Spanish naturalist and television presenter (b. 1928)
March 17 – Boun Oum, 4th Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1911)
March 18
- Jessica Dragonette, American singer (b. 1900)
- Elsa Goveia, Guyanese-born Jamaican scholar (b. 1925)
- Erich Fromm, German-born psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)
- Louise Lovely, Australian actress (b. 1895)
- Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-born painter (b. 1898)
March 21 – Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (b. 1888)
March 24
- John Barrie, Welsh actor (b. 1917)
- Pierre Etchebaster, French real tennis player (b. 1893)
- Óscar Romero, Salvadorian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1917)
March 25
- Roland Barthes, French literary critic and writer (b. 1915)
- Erminio Macario, Italian actor (b. 1902)
- Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (b. 1913)
- James Wright, American poet (b. 1927)
- Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (b.1901)
March 28
- Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, Czechoslovak illustrator (b. 1894)
- James Hayes, American-born Filipino Roman Catholic, Jesuit archbishop, missionary and servant of God (b. 1889)
- Dick Haymes, Argentine actor and singer (b. 1918)
March 29 – Mantovani, Italian-born conductor and arranger (b. 1905)
March 30
- David Sharpe, American actor (b. 1910)
- Tôn Đức Thắng, 2nd President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) (b. 1888)
March 31
- Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (b. 1905)
- Jesse Owens, American Olympic athlete (b. 1913)

April

William R. Tolbert Jr.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Mario Bava

Alfred Hitchcock

April 2 – Stanley Forman Reed, American Supreme Court Justice (b. 1884)
April 4 – Red Sovine, American country and folk singer-songwriter (b. 1917)
April 6
- John Collier, English writer (b. 1901)
- Nils Ericson, Swedish actor (b. 1906)
April 8 – Bill Eastman, British army officer (b. 1911)
April 10 – Kay Medford, American actress and singer (b. 1919)
April 11 – Ümit Kaftancıoğlu, Turkish writer (b. 1935)
April 12
- Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker and billiards player (b. 1895)
- William R. Tolbert Jr., 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)
April 13 – Karl Stegger, Danish actor (b. 1913)
April 15
- Raymond Bailey, American actor (b. 1904)
- Marshall Reed, American film and television actor (b. 1917)
- Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
April 18 – Antonio Caponigro, American gangster (b. 1912)
April 19
- Charles Seel, American actor (b. 1897)
- Tony Beckley, English character actor (b. 1927)
April 20
- Katherine Kennicott Davis, American composer (b. 1892)
- Helmut Käutner, German director (b. 1908)
April 21 – Sohrab Sepehri, Persian poet and painter (b. 1928)
April 22
- Jane Froman, American singer and actress (b. 1907)
- Fritz Strassmann, German chemist (b. 1902)
April 24 – Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. 1904)
April 26 – Cicely Courtneidge, British actress (b. 1893)
April 27
- Mario Bava, Italian director (b. 1914)
- John Culshaw, British recording producer and musicologist (b. 1924)
April 28 – Thomas G. W. Settle, American record-setting balloonist and admiral (b. 1895)
April 29 – Alfred Hitchcock, British suspense film director (b. 1899)
April 30 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician (b. 1898)

May

Josip Broz Tito

May 1 – Henry Levin, American film director and actor (b. 1909)
May 2
- George Pal, Hungarian-born animator and producer (b. 1904)
- Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-born cricketer (b. 1891)
May 4
- Kay Hammond, English actress (b. 1909)
- Josip Broz Tito, Croatian-born Yugoslav communist military and political leader, 19th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia and 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
May 5 – Isabel Briggs Myers, American psychological theorist and co-creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (b. 1897)
May 7
- Isla Cameron, British actress (b. 1930)
- Margaret Cole, British politician (b. 1893)
May 8 – Geoffrey Baker, English field marshal (b. 1912)
May 9
- Prince Himalaya of Nepal (b. 1921)
- Kate Molale, South African anti-apartheid activist (b. 1928)
May 12 – Lillian Roth, American actress (b. 1910)
May 14
- Carl Ebert, German theatre and opera director (b. 1887)
- Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (b. 1912)
May 16
- José Calvo, Spanish actor (b. 1916)
- Marin Preda, Romanian writer (b. 1922)
May 18
- David A. Johnston, American volcanologist (b. 1949) (killed by eruption of Mount St. Helens)
- Ian Curtis, English musician and singer (b. 1956)
- Reid Blackburn, photojournalist for National Geographic (b. 1952; also killed by eruption of Mount St. Helens)
- Harry R. Truman, Owner/Operator of Mt. St. Helens Lodge (b. 1896; killed by eruption of Mount St. Helens)
May 20 – Jack Walsh, Australian cricketer (b. 1912)
May 21 – Ida Kamińska, Polish-born Jewish actress, playwright and translator (b. 1899)
May 25 – George West, British Anglican missionary (b. 1893)
May 28 – Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician (b. 1895)
May 30 – Carl Radle, American bassist (b. 1942)

June

Masayoshi Ōhira

Sante Spessotto

Ignatius Jacob III

June 1 – Rube Marquard, American baseball player (New York Giants) and a member of the MLB Hall of Fame (b. 1886)
June 7
- Richard Bonelli, American opera baritone (b. 1889)
- Henry Miller, American writer (b. 1891)
- Elizabeth Craig, British chef and writer (b. 1883)
- Salvator Gotta, Italian writer (b. 1887)
- Philip Guston, American painter (b. 1912)
- Marian Spychalski, Polish architect and politician, former head of State (b. 1908)
June 8
- Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)
- Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Brazilian football player (b. 1904)
June 9 – Shyam Kumari Khan, Indian lawyer (b. 1904)
June 12
- Billy Butlin, South African-born Canadian founder of Butlins Holiday Camps (b. 1899)
- Masayoshi Ōhira, Japanese politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1910)
- Milburn Stone, American actor (b. 1904)
June 13 – Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (b. 1942)
June 14 – Sante Spessotto, Italian Roman Catholic priest and saint (b. 1923)
June 18 – Terence Fisher, British director (b. 1904)
June 20 – Amy Key Clarke, English mystical poet (b. 1892)
June 21 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter (b. 1923)
June 23
- Clyfford Still, American painter (b. 1904)
- John Laurie, Scottish actor (b. 1897)
- V. V. Giri, Indian politician and 4th President of India (b. 1894)
June 24 – Boris Kaufman, Russian cinematographer (b. 1897)
June 26 – Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Jacob III (b. 1912)
June 27 – Carey McWilliams, American author, editor and lawyer (b. 1905)
June 28 – José Iturbi, Spanish conductor and musician (b. 1895)

July

Abdelhamid Sharaf

Salah al-Din al-Bitar

Peter Sellers

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

July – Robert Brackman, American painter (b. 1898)
July 1 – C. P. Snow, British physicist and novelist (b. 1905)
July 3
- Deng Hua, Chinese general (b. 1910)
- Abdelhamid Sharaf, 51st Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1939)
July 4 – Gregory Bateson, British anthropologist, anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist (b. 1904)
July 6 – Gail Patrick, American actress (b. 1911)
July 7
- Prince Dmitri Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1901)
- Reginald Gardiner, English actor (b. 1903)
- Dore Schary, American film writer, director and producer (b. 1905)
- Dan White, American actor (b. 1908)
July 9 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian writer, poet and diplomat (b. 1913)
July 13 – Seretse Khama, 1st President of Botswana (b. 1921)
July 15 – Ben Selvin, American orchestra leader and recording artist (b. 1898)
July 17
- Red Barry, American actor (b. 1912)
- Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician (b. 1890)
July 19 – Nihat Erim, Turkish politician and jurist, 30th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1912)
July 20 – Lado Gudiashvili, Soviet painter (b. 1896)
July 21 – Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Syrian politician, 2-time Prime Minister of Syria (b. 1912)
July 22 – Hans-Georg Bürger, German racing driver (b. 1952)
July 23 – Keith Godchaux, American musician (b. 1948)
July 24 – Peter Sellers, British comedian and actor (b. 1925)
July 25
- Tony Catalano, American football player (b. 1895)
- Vladimir Vysotsky, Soviet singer-songwriter, poet and actor (b. 1938)
July 26
- Allen Hoskins, American actor (b. 1920)
- Kenneth Tynan, English theatre critic (b. 1927)
July 27 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (b. 1919)
July 28 – Maria Luisa Monteiro da Cunha, Brazilian librarian (b. 1908)
July 30 – Lucien Dalsace, French actor (b. 1893)
July 31
- Pascual Jordan, German physicist (b. 1902)
- Bobby Van, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1928)

August

Yahya Khan

August 1
- Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (b. 1944)
- Strother Martin, American actor (b. 1919)
August 2 – Donald Ogden Stewart, American writer (b. 1894)
August 9
- Harry Bell, Australian footballer (b. 1897)
- Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, American pilot (b. 1906)
- Elliott Nugent, American actor (b. 1896)
August 10
- Gareth Evans, British philosopher (b. 1946)
- Yahya Khan, Pakistani general and statesman, 3rd President of Pakistan (b. 1917)
August 14 – Dorothy Stratten, Canadian actress and model (b. 1960)
August 15 – William Hood Simpson, American general (b. 1888)
August 18 – Arman, Iranian-born Soviet actor (b. 1921)
August 19 – Otto Frank, German father of Jewish diarist Anne Frank (b. 1889)
August 20 – Joe Dassin, American-born French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
August 22 – Norman Shelley, British actor (b. 1903)
August 24 – Yootha Joyce, British actress (b. 1927)
August 25 – Gower Champion, American theatre director, choreographer and dancer (b. 1919)
August 26 – Tex Avery, American cartoonist (b. 1908)

September

Jean Piaget

John Bonham

September 3
- Barbara O'Neil, American actress (b. 1909)
- Dirch Passer, Danish actor (b. 1926)
- Duncan Renaldo, American actor (b. 1904)
September 4
- Pepe Abad, Spanish-born Chilean television presenter and radio host (b. 1932)
- George Murray Burnett, British mathematician and chemist (b. 1921)
September 8 – Willard Libby, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
September 9 – Manzoor Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (b. 1922)
September 12 – Lillian Randolph, American actress (b. 1898)
September 14 – Domingo Acedo, Spanish football player (b. 1898)
September 15 – Bill Evans, American jazz pianist (b. 1929)
September 16
- Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (b. 1896)
- Julio Franco Arango, Colombian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1914)
September 17 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicataguan politician, President of Nicaragua (b. 1925)
September 18 – Katherine Anne Porter, American author (b. 1890)
September 19 – Sol Lesser, American film producer (b. 1890)
September 23 – Jacobus Johannes Fouché, 5th President of South Africa (b. 1898)
September 25
- John Bonham, British rock drummer (Led Zeppelin) (b. 1948)
- Lewis Milestone, American film director (b. 1895)
- Marie Under, Estonian poet (b. 1883)
September 30
- John McGuire, American actor (b. 1929)
- Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1922)

October

Edelmiro Julián Farrell

Mariano Suárez

October 2 – John Kotelawala, Sri Lanka soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (b. 1895)
October 6 – Hattie Jacques, British actress (b. 1922)
October 7 – Sydney Gordon Russell, English designer and craftsman (b. 1892)
October 10 – Billie Thomas, American actor (b. 1931)
October 12 – Alberto Demicheli, Uruguayan political figure, President of Uruguay ("de facto") (b. 1896)
October 15 – Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (b. 1908)
October 18 – Hans Ehard, German lawyer and politician (b. 1887)
October 21
- Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome was named (b. 1906)
- Valko Chervenkov, Bulgarian politician, 34th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1900)
- Edelmiro Julián Farrell, Argentine general, 28th President of Argentina (d. 1887)
October 23 – Mariano Suárez, Ecuadorian politician, 27th President of Ecuador (b. 1897)
October 25
- Virgil Fox, American organist (b. 1912)
- Víctor Galíndez, Argentine boxer (race car accident) (b. 1948)
- Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu/Hindustani poet and Hindi film lyricist (b. 1921)
October 26 – Marcelo Caetano, Portuguese politician and scholar, 101st Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1906)
October 27
- Steve Peregrin Took, British rock musician (b. 1949)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
October 29 – Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese politician and statesman, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1911)
October 31 – Elizebeth Smith Friedman, American cryptographer (b. 1892)

November

November 4
- Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (b. 1904)
- Johnny Owen, Welsh professional boxer (b. 1956)
November 7 – Steve McQueen, American actor (b. 1930)
November 9
- Gloria Guinness, Mexican-born American fashion icon (b. 1912)
- Carmel Myers, American actress (b. 1899)
- Victor Sen Yung, American actor (b. 1915)
November 16
- Boris Aronson, Russian set designer (b. 1898)
- Imogen Hassall, English actress (b. 1942)
November 18 – Conn Smythe, Canadian NHL coach (b. 1895)
November 19 – E. J. Bowen, English chemist (b. 1898)
November 20
- Avtandil Gogoberidze, Soviet football player (b. 1922)
- John McEwen, Australian politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1900)
November 21 – Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
November 22
- Norah McGuinness, Northern Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1901)
- Mae West, American actress (b. 1893)
November 24 – George Raft, American actor (b. 1901)
November 26 – Rachel Roberts, British actress (b. 1927)
November 27 – F. Burrall Hoffman, American architect (b. 1882)
November 29
- Dorothy Day, American journalist, activist, Roman Catholic convert and Servant of God (b. 1897)
- Babe London, American actress and comedian (b. 1901)

December

December 2
- Jean Donovan, American Roman Catholic missionary (b. 1953)
- Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born writer (b. 1914)
December 3 – Sir Oswald Mosley, British fascist leader (b. 1896)
December 4
- Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer, 109th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
- Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-born runner (b. 1911)
December 7 – Darby Crash, American rock songwriter, singer (b. 1958)
December 8 – John Lennon, British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
December 9 – Patriarch Benedict I of Jerusalem (b. 1892)
December 11 – Dorothy West, American actress (b. 1891)
December 12
- Bruno Bartolozzi, Italian composer (b. 1911)
- Erich Jantsch, Austrian astrophysicist (b. 1929)
- Severino Montano, Filipino actor, director and playwright (b. 1915)
December 14 – Elston Howard, American baseball player (b. 1929)
December 16
- Colonel Sanders, American fast-food entrepreneur (b. 1890)
- Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (b. 1900)
- Peter Collinson, British film director (b. 1936)
December 17 – Chiang Kuei, Chinese novelist (b. 1908)
December 18
- Frances Fuller, American actress (b. 1907)
- Alexei Kosygin, Soviet politician, Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
- Sir Albert Margai, 2nd Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (b. 1910)
December 19 – Héctor José Cámpora, Argentine Peronist politician, 38th President of Argentina (b. 1909)
December 21 – Marc Connelly, American playwright (b. 1890)
December 23 – Frank Norman, English novelist, playwright and autobiographer (b. 1930)
December 24
- Karl Dönitz, German admiral and 4th President of Germany (b. 1891)
- Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish Olympic athlete (b. 1894)
- Siggie Nordstrom, American model, actress, entertainer, socialite and lead singer (b. 1893)
December 25 – Victoria Drummond, first woman marine engineer in Britain (b. 1894)
December 28
- Alfredo Barrera Vásquez, Mexican anthropologist (b. 1900)
- Sam Levene, American actor (b. 1905)
December 29 – Tim Hardin, American musician (b. 1941)
December 30 – Giuseppe Carraro, Italian Roman Catholic bishop and venerable (b. 1899)
December 31
- Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and professor (b. 1911)
- Raoul Walsh, American film director (b. 1887)

Date Unknown

Nureddine Rifai, 25th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1899)

Movies released

Airplane!
The Blue Lagoon
The Blues Brothers
The Gods Must Be Crazy
The Island
Popeye
Stir Crazy
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Used Cars
9 to 5

TV Series

Gumby Adventures – The first Gumby in 1980's. Gumby episode is "The Music Ball", "Shrink-a-Dink" and "Hatching Out" in November 1, 1980 first aired.