1980s

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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.

April 26 - Chad Heck is born.

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.

July 11 - Mel Blanc dies.

October 4 - Graham Chapman dies.

November 22 - Back to the Future Part II is released into theaters.


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