December 7th, 1980.

What happened?

What happened on December 7th, 1980?

• American punk singer Darby Crash commits suicide.

Born on December 7th, 1980.

People who were born on this exact date.

• John Terry: Soccer player.

Music charts.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 7th, 1980.

• United States: Lady - Kenny Rogers
• United Kingdom: Super Trouper - ABBA

Take me back to December 7th, 1980!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is December 7th, 1980, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The Christmas season of 1980 has began. In America, the song Lady by Kenny Rogers is on top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Super Trouper by ABBA is the number one hit song.

Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Private Benjamin is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister. Because it's 1980, the radio stations are being dominated by artists such as Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, John Lennon, Lipps Inc, Diana Ross, Blondie and Kenny Rogers.

In fashion, women are currently wearing jelly shoes, turtleneck sweaters, loose high-waist pants, crop tops and puffer jackets lined with fur. Meanwhile, men have been ditching the disco look of the 70s in favor of athletic clothing such as tracksuits and sports jerseys. The "preppy" look has also been making a comeback. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as John Lennon, Bob Marley, Terry Fox and Adam Walsh would all be still alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Last of the Summer Wine", "Eight Is Enough", "Archie Bunker's Place" and "Knots Landing".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Lunar Lander", "Asteroids", "Pac-Man" and "Missile Command". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Captain Kangaroo", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Casper and the Angels". If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, Micronauts, Hungry Hungry Hippos and Simon (memory game).

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on December 7th, 1980.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September, 1980 and August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  1980 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1980 included Blondie, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jackson, Captain & Tennille, Queen, Paul McCartney and Lipps Inc.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1980?

  The best NBA players in 1980 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Larry Bird, George Gervin and Paul Westphal.

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  Early 1980s fashion.

  The early 80s saw a minimalist approach to fashion, with some trends carrying over from the late 1970s. Sweaters, fur-lined puffer jackets, tunics, ripped jeans, leotards, velour tracksuits, tube tops, knee-length skirts, high-waisted pants and embroidered jeans were all popular during this period. The colors during the early 1980s were subdued, quiet and basic. Varying shades of brown, tan, and orange were in fashion.

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  1980 in movies.

  Movies released in 1980 included The Empire Strikes Back, 9 to 5, Friday the 13th, Stir Crazy, Airplane!, Any Which Way You Can, Caddyshack, Private Benjamin, Coal Miner's Daughter, Smokey and the Bandit II, The Blue Lagoon, The Blues Brothers, The Shining and The Fog.

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  Who were the best football players in 1980?

  In 1980, the best soccer players were Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster, Michel Platini, Wilfried Van Moer, Jan Ceulemans, Horst Hrubesch, Herbert Prohaska, Hansi Müller, Liam Brady, Manfred Kaltz and Erwin Vandenbergh.

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  Ordinary People.

  The film "Ordinary People" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1980.

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  Ronald Reagan.

  Ronald Reagan was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1980 after he defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 United States presidential election.

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  Christopher Cross - "Sailing"

  The song "Sailing" by Christopher Cross won a Grammy for 1980's Song of the Year.

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  The Atari 2600.

  During this period, the Atari 2600 was the dominant game system.

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  The Iran hostage crisis.

  The Iran hostage crisis was ongoing during this period. Between November 4th, 1979 and January 20th, 1981, 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran. The hostages were taken into captivity after a group of Iranian college students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran.

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  The Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981.

  During this time, the Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981 were taking place. At least 28 children and young adults were murdered before Wayne Williams was eventually arrested and convicted.

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  The Walkman.

  In the late 1970s and 1980s, portable cassette players such as the "Sony Walkman" were becoming more and more common.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 42 years, 3 months and 16 days have passed since December 7th, 1980.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 49 of 1980.
• Leap Year: 1980 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
• Age: A person born on December 7th, 1980 will be 42 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1980 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 344995200.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around December 7th, 1980.

• November 7th, 1980: 11-year-old Johan Asplund goes missing in Sundsvall, Sweden.
• November 7th, 1980: Actor Steve McQueen dies from a heart attack at the age of 50.
• November 20th, 1980: Former Australian Prime Minister John McEwen dies from self-imposed starvation at the age of 80.
• November 21st, 1980: 85 people are killed when a fire breaks out at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
• November 21st, 1980: Roughly 90 million American viewers tune in to watch the Dallas episode "Who Done It".
• November 23rd, 1980: Over 2,000 people are killed after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes the Irpinia region of Italy.
• November 25th, 1980: "No Más Fight": Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Durán after he turns around and quits in the 8th round.
• December 2nd, 1980: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by members of the El Salvador National Guard.
• December 4th, 1980: English rock band Led Zeppelin announce their break-up.
• This date: December 7th, 1980
• December 8th, 1980: Beatles legend John Lennon is shot and killed outside of his New York apartment.
• December 12th, 1980: Stir Crazy (1980) is released in cinemas.
• December 12th, 1980: Technology company Apple makes its IPO on the US stock market at $22 per share.
• December 16th, 1980: KFC founder Colonel Sanders passes away at the age of 90 after a short battle with leukemia.
• December 17th, 1980: The comedy-action film Any Which Way You Can (1980), is released in cinemas.
• December 18th, 1980: The former Premier of the Soviet Union, Alexei Kosygin, passes away at the age of 76.
• December 19th, 1980: The film 9 to 5 (1980) is released in cinemas.
• December 24th, 1980: Britain's Roswell: Multiple witnesses report seeing strange lights near the RAF Woodbridge station in Suffolk, England.
• January 2nd, 1981: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) is arrested.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 7th, 1980, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1980 was the year of the Monkey (Yang Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: December 7th, 1980 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Photos of early 1980s fashion.

Photographs of early 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1980.

1980 saw the introduction of cars such as the Audi Coupé, the Dodge Mirada, the North American variant of the Ford Escort, the Fiat Panda, the Nissan Leopard and the Lincoln Town Car.

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1980.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 7th, 1986, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on December 7th, 1980 was most likely conceived around March 16th, 1980.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on December 7th, 1980 is close to August 30th, 1981.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about December 7th, 1980.

• A total of 15,446 days have passed since this date.
• 2,206 weeks have passed.
• 1,334,534,400 seconds have passed since the December 7th, 1980.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,556,956,800 times.
• Since December 7th, 1980, the Earth has travelled approximately 688,619,750,400 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 222,422,400 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 114,769,958 steps. That's about 51,009 miles!
• Since this date, 16,014,413 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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