1980s
1980
March 1 - Ron Weasley is born.
April 29 - Alfred Hitchcock dies.
May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back releases into theaters.
June 1 - CNN begins broadcasting.
July 31 - Harry Potter is born.
August 10 - Chester Kelsey is born.
August 26 - Macaulay Culkin is born.
December 8 - John Lennon dies.
1981
January 28 - Elijah Wood is born.
April 19 - Hayden Christensen is born.
April 23 - Conor Lastowka is born.
May 1 - Sean Thomason is born.
June 12 - Raiders of the Lost Ark is released into US theaters.
August 12 - IBM PC is released.
September 27 - Jason Henthorn is born.
November 24 - Clara Butcher dies.
1982
March 2 - Philip K. Dick dies.
June 4 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is released into theaters.
July 26 - Kyle Chapman is born.
August 2 - Matt Linneman is born.
August 7 - Joshua J. Slone is born.
August 15 - Toby Tobias is born.
August 25 - Brad Uhrig is born.
September 22 - Billie Piper is born.
December 1 - Thriller is released.
1983
January 13 - William Hung is born.
January 23 - The A-Team premieres.
July 1 - R. Buckminster Fuller dies.
July 15 - Famicom launches in Japan.
July 23 - Alex Fraioli is born.
August 31 - Brandon Pittman is born.
October 14 - Mike Reed is born.
December 31 - Andrew Lazzaro is born.
1984
May 16 - Andy Kaufman dies.
May 23 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is released into US theaters.
June 8 - Ghostbusters is released into US theaters.
August 11 - Josh Teeters is born.
November 13 - Zachary W. Slone is born.
1985
June 4 - Sean Giles is born.
July 3 - Back to the Future is released into theaters.
September 9 - Paul Flory dies.
September 13 - Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan.
October 18 - Nintendo Entertainment System launches in the United States.
October 26 - First successful test of Emmet L. Brown's time machine. Marty McFly goes to November 5, 1955. Later in the day they go to October 21, 2015.
1986
January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart after launch.
February 11 - Frank Herbert dies.
February 21 - The Legend of Zelda for NES is released in Japan.
August 2 - Laputa: Castle in the Sky is released into Japanese theaters.
October 9 - FOX network launches.
December 12 - Three Amigos is released into theaters.
1987
September 28 - Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres.
September 30 - Alfred Bester dies.
1988
April 10 - Haley Joel Osment is born.
May 8 - Robert A. Heinlein dies.
November 24 - Mystery Science Theater 3000 premieres.
1989
January 23 - Salvador Dalí dies.
February 9 - Osamu Tezuka dies.
February 17 - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is released into US theaters.
March 5 - Jake Lloyd is born.
April 26 - Lucille Ball dies.
May 24 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is released into US theaters.
June 16 - Ghostbusters II is released into US theaters.
October 4 - Graham Chapman dies.
November 22 - Back to the Future Part II is released into theaters.