310 notable events from 1980 — murders, wars and air crashes. Page 2 of 4.
- International child abduction
Oct 25, 1980 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Rupan Deol Bajaj case
1980s · India · Crime & justice
- Mandai massacre
Jun 8, 1980 · India · Massacre
- David Mason (murderer)
Mar 6, 1980–May 8, 1982 · Murder & homicide
- Operation Scorch Sword
Sep 30, 1980 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Elisa Nelson
Nov 4, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1980 Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux nuclear accident
Mar 13, 1980 · France · Industrial & structural disaster
- 1980 Tadmor prison massacre
Jun 27, 1980 · Syrian Arab Republic · Genocide & ethnic violence
- James Paster and Stephen McCoy
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1981 · Murder & homicide
- 1980 Górna Grupa psychiatric hospital fire
Oct 31, 1980 · Poland · Fire
- 100 million yen found incident
Apr 25, 1980 · Japan · Incident
- Ikasaka Dam murder case
Mar 1980 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Transbrasil Flight 303
Apr 12, 1980 · Brazil · Aviation accident
- 1980 Pope's Cafeteria shooting
Oct 23, 1980 · United States · Shooting
- Cultural Revolution in Iran
Jan 1, 1980 · Iran
- Jacques Fruminet
May 28, 1980–Nov 20, 1998 · Attack (other)
- Murder of Suzanne Bombardier
Jun 22, 1980 · United States · Attack (other)
- 1980 Camarate plane crash
Dec 4, 1980 · Portugal · Aviation accident
- 1980 El Asnam earthquake
Oct 10, 1980 · Algeria · Earthquake
- Operation Kaman 99
Sep 23, 1980 · Iraq · War & armed conflict
- Murder of Jack Ohrberg
Dec 11, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Iran Air Flight 291
Jan 21, 1980 · Iran · Aviation accident
- 1980 Surinamese coup d'état
Feb 25, 1980 · Suriname · War & armed conflict
- Death of Michael Rosenblum
Feb 14, 1980 · United States · Disappearance
- Amsterdam coronation riots
Apr 30, 1980 · Netherlands · War & armed conflict
- Safra massacre
Jul 7, 1980 · Lebanon · Massacre
- Cecil Johnson Jr.
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1985 · Murder & homicide
- 1980 Moradabad riots
Nov 1980 · India · Riot & unrest
- Murder of Marlene Oakes
Oct 11, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- 1980 Gafsa Uprising
Jan 27, 1980–Feb 3, 1980 · Tunisia · War & armed conflict
- John Charles Bolsinger
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1988 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Chuschi ballot burning incident
May 17, 1980 · Peru · Murder & homicide
- Family Court of Australia attacks
Feb 22, 1980–Jul 21, 1985 · Australia · Terrorism
- Deng Xiaoping's dogs
Dec 26, 1980 · Peru · Terrorism
- 1980s Franciscan priest murders
1980s · United States · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Elizabeth McCabe
Feb 11, 1980 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Denmark Place fire
Aug 16, 1980 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- Jacques Maire case
1980s · France · Murder & homicide
- Karlino oil eruption
Dec 9, 1980 · Poland · Natural disaster
- Murder of Brenda Gerow
Jul 20, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Siege of Aleppo (1980)
Apr 1, 1980–Feb 1981 · Syrian Arab Republic · Massacre
- Murder of Jessie Earl
May 18, 1980 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Killing of Carol Cole
Dec 1, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Karikkan villa murder
Oct 6, 1980 · India · Murder & homicide
- Priscilla Ford
Nov 27, 1980 · United States · Attack (other)
- Operation Morvarid
Nov 29, 1980 · Qatar · War & armed conflict
- Fujimi obstetrics and gynecology hospital case
1980 · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- 1980 Hamburg arson attack
Aug 22, 1980 · Germany · Attack (other)
- Murder of Patricia Cubbage
Nov 13, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Reginald Perkins
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 2000 · United States · Crime & justice
- Alaíde Foppa
Dec 19, 1980 · Guatemala · Murder & homicide
- Havana Peruvian embassy crisis
until 1980 · Cuba · Crisis
- 1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
Nov 14, 1980 · Guinea-Bissau · War & armed conflict
- Stanislav Rogolev
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1982 · Russian Federation · Shooting
- Vernon Lee Clark
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1989 · Attack (other)
- 1980 Scottish Cup final
May 10, 1980 · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Harold McQueen Jr.
Jan 17, 1980 · Murder & homicide
- Manny Babbitt
Dec 19, 1980 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Martin Priest
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1985 · Murder & homicide
- Yuri Sparikhin
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 2020 · Russian Federation · Attack (other)
- 1980 Azores Islands earthquake
Jan 1, 1980 · Portugal · Earthquake
- Kronzucker kidnapping
Jul 25, 1980–Oct 1, 1980 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Barra do Garças air disaster
Jun 1, 1980 · Brazil · Aviation accident
- Waseda University School of Commerce entrance exam leak incident
1980s · Japan · Scandal & controversy
- Arequipa UFO incident
Apr 11, 1980 · Peru
- China Airlines Flight 811
Feb 27, 1980 · Philippines · Aviation accident
- Former Onomichi mayor couple murder case
Feb 9, 1980 · Japan · Murder & homicide
- Río Negro massacres
1980 · Guatemala · Massacre
- Çorum massacre
Jul 1980 · Türkiye · Massacre
- Sin Gwang-su case
1980s · North Korea · Kidnapping & hostage
- Air Wisconsin Flight 965
Jun 12, 1980 · United States · Aviation accident
- Armed Nuclei for Popular Autonomy
until 1980 · France · Terrorism
- Nissan Motor case
1980s · Japan · Crime & justice
- Murder of Patricia Jeschke
Nov 12, 1980 · United States · Murder & homicide
- Disappearance of Randy Sellers
Aug 16, 1980 · United States · Disappearance
- Daingerfield church shooting
Jun 22, 1980 · United States · Shooting
- Murders of John Greenwood and Gary Miller
Aug 16, 1980 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
- Okęcie incident
Nov 29, 1980 · Poland · War & armed conflict
- Attempted assassination of Hafez al-Assad
Jun 26, 1980 · Syrian Arab Republic · Murder & homicide
- Buttevant Rail Disaster
Aug 1, 1980 · Ireland · Rail accident
- West Street Massacre
Nov 19, 1980 · United States · Massacre
- 1980 Spanish embassy burning in Guatemala City
Jan 31, 1980 · Guatemala · Massacre
- Disappearance of Royal Marine Alan Addis
Aug 8, 1980 · Falkland Islands (Malvinas) · Disappearance
- At Tiri incident
Apr 6, 1980–Apr 12, 1980 · Lebanon · Shooting
- Dunmurry train bombing
Jan 17, 1980 · United Kingdom · Attack (other)
- Thomas Wayne Crump
Jul 13, 1980–Jun 17, 1982 · Murder & homicide
- Castelsilano air crash
Jul 18, 1980 · Italy · Aviation accident
- Opémiska Community Hall fire
Jan 1, 1980 · Canada · Fire
- Bernard Bolender
Jan 8, 1980 · Murder & homicide
- Murder of Guido Galli
Mar 19, 1980 · Italy · Crime & justice
- 1980 Pilsko incident
Dec 27, 1980 · Poland · Incident
- Advance Airlines Flight 4210
Feb 21, 1980 · Australia · Aviation accident
- 1980 Ispaster attack
Feb 1, 1980 · Spain · Terrorism
- Murder of Goh Beng Choo
Nov 19, 1980 · Malaysia · Murder & homicide
- Peng Jiamu
Jun 17, 1980 · China · Disappearance
- Canímar River massacre
Jul 6, 1980 · Cuba · Massacre
- Thai Airways Flight 231
Apr 27, 1980 · Thailand · Aviation accident
- 1980 Hebron attack
May 2, 1980 · Palestine · Terrorism
- Iki dolphin incident
Feb 29, 1980 · Japan · Incident
- Andrew Lavern Smith
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1983 · Murder & homicide