1980


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::callout[type=note] 1980 ::

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Events

January

Main article: January 1980

February

Main article: February 1980

March

Main article: March 1980

April

Main article: April 1980

May

Main article: May 1980

June

Main article: June 1980

July

Main article: July 1980

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Alex_palace1.jpg" caption="[[July 10]]: Fire at [[Alexandra Palace"] ::

August

Main article: August 1980

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Moscow_Olympic_Games,1980(22).jpg" caption="Moscow Olympic Games on August 2, 1980"] ::

September

Main article: September 1980

October

Main article: October 1980

November

Main article: November 1980

December

Main article: December 1980

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/John_Lennon_portrait.jpg" caption="[[December 8]]: The former [[Beatles]] member and peace activist [[John Lennon]] is shot dead outside his home in New York."] ::

World population

::data[format=table] | World population | 1980 | 1975 | 1985 | [[File:Globe.svg|50px]] World | [[File:Africa satellite orthographic.jpg|50px]] Africa | [[File:Two-point-equidistant-asia.jpg|50px]] Asia | [[File:Europe satellite orthographic.jpg|50px]] Europe | [[File:Latin America terrain.jpg|50px]] Latin America & Caribbean | [[File:Oceania (World-Factbook).jpg|50px]] Oceania | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 4,434,682,000 | 4,068,109,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 366,573,000 | 4,830,979,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 396,297,000 | | | | | | | 469,618,000 | 408,160,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 61,458,000 | 541,814,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 72,196,000 | | | | | | | 2,632,335,000 | 2,397,512,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 234,823,000 | 2,887,552,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 255,217,000 | | | | | | | 692,431,000 | 675,542,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 16,889,000 | 706,009,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 13,578,000 | | | | | | | 361,401,000 | 321,906,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 39,495,000 | 401,469,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 40,068,000 | | | | | | | 22,828,000 | 21,564,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 1,264,000 | 24,678,000 | [[File:Green Arrow Up.svg|10px]] 1,850,000 | | | | | | ::

Births and deaths

Main article: Category:1980 births, Deaths in 1980

Nobel Prizes

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References

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