310 notable events from 1980. Page 3 of 4.
- September 1980 Iraqi airstrikes on Iran
Sep 22, 1980 · Iran
- Operation Sultan 10
Oct 29, 1980 · Iraq
- Tjörn Bridge
Jan 18, 1980 · Sweden
- Jisr ash-Shughur massacre (1980)
Mar 9, 1980 · Syrian Arab Republic
- Ismo Junni
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1988 · Finland
- 1980 Bolivian coup d'état
Jul 17, 1980 · Bolivia
- 3 Hoot uprising
from Feb 22, 1980 · Afghanistan
- Fort Chaffee crisis
Jun 1, 1980 · United States
- Kibbutz crisis
from 1980s · Israel
- 1980 Upper Voltan coup d'état
Nov 25, 1980 · Burkina Faso
- 1980 Kano riot
Dec 18, 1980–Dec 29, 1980 · Nigeria
- Stouffer's Inn fire
Dec 4, 1980 · United States
- Michèle Couturat case
Mar 8, 1980 · France
- Jurong fishing port murders
Nov 2, 1980 · Singapore
- Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65
Sep 12, 1980 · Bahamas
- Operation Hectic
Feb 14, 1980 · —
- Assassination of Galip Ozmen
Jul 31, 1980 · Greece
- Murder of Cynthia Gastelle
Apr 1, 1980 · United States
- Murder of Carlo Ala
Jan 31, 1980 · Italy
- 1980 Nairobi hotel bombing
Dec 31, 1980 · Kenya
- Misgav Am hostage crisis
Apr 7, 1980–Apr 8, 1980 · Israel
- V. V. Sadagopan
Apr 11, 1980 · India
- 1980 Markina attack
Sep 20, 1980 · Spain
- Via Schievano massacre
Jan 8, 1980 · Italy
- 1980 student protests in Kabul
Apr 1980–Jun 1980 · Afghanistan
- Aeroflot Flight Sh-88
Jun 12, 1980 · Tajikistan
- Sylvie Le Helloco case
Dec 24, 1980 · France
- Murder of Renato Briano
Nov 12, 1980 · Italy
- 1980 Entumbane clashes
Nov 9, 1980–Nov 10, 1980 · Zimbabwe
- CP Rail crew bus crash
May 28, 1980 · Canada
- Willie Ben Jones
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1990 · —
- Curinga train disaster
Nov 21, 1980 · Italy
- Starburst Lounge shooting
Feb 3, 1980 · United States
- Train derailment at Oka station
Sep 13, 1980 · Russian Federation
- Howard Neal
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1981 · —
- 1980 Eureka earthquake
Nov 8, 1980 · United States
- Angus Primrose
Oct 1, 1980 · United States
- 1980 Baltic Station train collision
Oct 4, 1980 · Estonia
- Winsum train collision
Jul 25, 1980 · Netherlands
- 1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash
Sep 21, 1980 · United Kingdom
- 1980 Antwerp attack
Jul 28, 1980 · Belgium
- Operation Revenge
Sep 22, 1980 · Iraq
- June 1980 West Bank bombings
Jun 1980 · Palestine
- 1980 Zarautz attack
Nov 3, 1980 · Spain
- Killing of Henry Lee Johnson
Jan 19, 1980 · —
- 1980 Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash
Nov 3, 1980 · Venezuela
- Alonsotegi bombing
Jan 20, 1980 · Spain
- Disappearance of Louise and Charmian Faulkner
Apr 26, 1980 · Australia
- Garissa massacre
Nov 1980 · Uganda
- Thomas A. Mutch
Oct 6, 1980 · India
- West Nile campaign (October 1980)
Oct 1, 1980 · Uganda
- 1980 Handan murders
Nov 17, 1980–Nov 18, 1980 · China
- Central Hotel fire
Aug 8, 1980 · Ireland
- 26 blocks scandal
Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1992 · Hong Kong
- 1980 Namita Sunita murder incident
1980 · Nepal
- Ka-27 helicopter crash in Kazan
Nov 26, 1980 · Russian Federation
- Battle of Fraenkelufer
Dec 12, 1980 · Germany
- 1980 Riohacha TAC Caravelle crash
Dec 21, 1980 · Colombia
- 1980 Nouadhibou Tupolev Tu-154 crash
Aug 7, 1980 · Brazil
- Bernard Galle kidnapping
Sep 22, 1980 · France
- 1980 Al-Mustansiriya University bombing
Apr 1, 1980 · —
- 1980 Mauritanian coup d'état
Jan 4, 1980 · Mauritania
- Murder of Chia Chun Fong
Sep 23, 1980 · Singapore
- 1980 Livermore earthquake
Jan 24, 1980 · United States
- 1980 Orio ambush
Jul 13, 1980 · Spain
- Murder of Ong Ai Siok
Jul 25, 1980 · —
- Nigeria gully erosion crisis
from 1980 · Nigeria
- North Kamrup violence
Jan 3, 1980 · India
- Parque Central bombing
Sep 5, 1980 · Guatemala
- 1980 Minsk bus fire
Apr 3, 1980 · Belarus
- 1980 Mammoth Lakes earthquakes
May 25, 1980 · United States
- Operation Reptile
Sep 17, 1980 · Paraguay
- Huțani bus accident
Jun 29, 1980 · Romania
- 1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire
May 31, 1980 · Canada
- Ship explosion at the Northern Shipyard
Jun 18, 1980 · Poland
- WBO scandal
1980s · Austria
- Regina Express massacre
Sep 5, 1980 · Dominican Republic
- 1980 Turkish Consulate attack in Lyon
Aug 5, 1980 · France
- Assassination of Óscar Romero
Mar 24, 1980 · —
- Disappearance of DC-3 ECT-025
Oct 3, 1980 · Spain
- 1980 Nepal earthquake
Jul 29, 1980 · Nepal
- Tanio oil spill
Mar 7, 1980 · France
- Gua massacre
Sep 8, 1980 · India
- Kobe Motomachi telephone exchange electronic switcher shutdown incident
Oct 3, 1980 · Japan
- 1980 Honduras earthquake
Aug 9, 1980 · Guatemala
- Murder of Manfredo Mazzanti
Nov 28, 1980 · Italy
- San Martín de Porres municipality attack
Jun 13, 1980 · Peru
- Hijacking of Avianca Boeing 727
Dec 14, 1980 · Colombia
- 1980 An-12 crash near Kabul
Oct 28, 1980 · Afghanistan
- 1980 Pacajus earthquake
Nov 20, 1980 · Brazil
- Liermo shooting
Nov 27, 1980 · Spain
- 1980 Seton Lake train derailment
Feb 29, 1980 · Canada
- 1980 Mencey de Abona attack
Nov 3, 1980 · —
- 1980 Oaxaca earthquake
Oct 24, 1980 · Mexico
- HMBS Flamingo incident
May 11, 1980 · Bahamas
- 1980 Bangladeshi coup attempt
Jun 17, 1980 · Bangladesh
- 1980 Mojave Bombardier Challenger 600 crash
Apr 3, 1980 · United States
- 1980 Veszprém attack
Sep 11, 1980 · Hungary
- Amadora railway disaster
Jan 31, 1980 · Portugal
- 1980 Neuilly-sur-Seine attack
Jul 18, 1980 · France