1980: The Year in People

What happened in 1980

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.

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Died in 1980

• Alfred Hitchcock1899–1980 · English filmmaker
• Bon Scott1946–1980 · Australian singer
• Bill Evans1929–1980 · American jazz pianist
• Alice Roosevelt Longworth1884–1980 · American writer and socialite
• George Raft1901–1980 · American actor
• Bobby Van1928–1980 · American actor and dancer
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle1925–1980 · President of Nicaragua (1967–72; 1974–79)
• Bette Nesmith Graham1924–1980 · American typist and inventor of Liquid Paper
• Cecil Beaton1904–1980 · British photographer and designer
• Bert Kaempfert1923–1980 · German composer
• Bill Lee (singer)1916–1980 · American playback singer
• Barbara Pym1913–1980 · English novelist