Rulers:
• Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)
• Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977-1981)
Births:
• Duvauchelle, Nicolas (1980)
• Froggatt, Joanne (1980)
• Santamaría, Ainhoa (1980)
• Swain, Dominique (1980)
Deaths:
• Beer, Friedericke Maria (1891-1980)
• Griffith, Hugh (1912-1980)
• Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980)
• O’Neil, Barbara (1910-1980)
• Pal, George (1908-1980)
• Roberts, Rachel (1927-1980)
• Sellers, Peter (1925-1980)
• Valli, Romolo (1925-1980)
Music:
• Delerue, Georges (1925-1992): Le Dernier Metro (1980)
Architecture:
• Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Roma) designated as World Heritage Site.
Art:
• Masaccio (1401-1428): Cacciata di Adamo ed Eva dal paradiso terrestre (c.1424-28) fully restored and cleaned.
Film:
• Atlantic City (1980)
• La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
• Le Dernier Métro (1980)
• Somewhere in Time (1980)
• The Mirror Crack’d (1980)