1980

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch shortly afterward.

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1980 Summer Olympics

1981

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era.

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Ronald Reagan

1982

Hezbollah

Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016.

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Hezbollah

1983

Michael W. Vannier

Michael W. Vannier is a radiologist in Chicago.

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Michael W. Vannier

1985

Val di Stava dam collapse

The Val di Stava Dam collapse occurred on 19 July 1985, when two tailings dams above the village of Stava, near Tesero, Italy, collapsed. It resulted in one of Italy's worst disasters, killing 268 people, destroying 63 buildings and demolishing eight bridges.

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Val di Stava dam collapse

1989

United Airlines Flight 232

United Airlines Flight 232 was a regularly scheduled United Airlines flight from Stapleton International Airport in Denver to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, continuing to Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, United States. On July 19, 1989, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 serving the flight crash-landed at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine due to an unnoticed manufacturing defect in the engine's fan disk, which resulted in the loss of all flight controls. Of the 296 passengers and crew on board, 112 died during the accident, while 184 people survived. Thirteen passengers were uninjured.

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United Airlines Flight 232

1992

Via D'Amelio bombing

The via D'Amelio bombing was a terrorist attack by the Sicilian Mafia, which took place in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on 19 July 1992. It killed Paolo Borsellino, the anti-Mafia Italian magistrate, and five members of his police escort: Agostino Catalano, Emanuela Loi, Vincenzo Li Muli, Walter Eddie Cosina, and Claudio Traina.

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Via D'Amelio bombing

1994

Birth of Christian Welch

Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player

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Christian Welch

1996

Birth of Paul Momirovski

Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league player

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Paul Momirovski

1997

The Troubles

The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.

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The Troubles

1998

Birth of Erin Cuthbert

Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Women's Super League and is a member of the Scotland national team. She studied at University of the West of Scotland, combining graduation from the Open University with being a professional football player.

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Erin Cuthbert

1998

Birth of Karl Jacobs

Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer

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Karl Jacobs

1998

Birth of Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998)

Ronaldo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean footballer

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Ronaldo Vieira (footballer, born 1998)

1999

Birth of Kim So-hye

Kim So-hye, known mononymously as Sohye, is a South Korean actress and singer under S&P Entertainment. She is a former member of the girl musical group I.O.I, finishing fifth on Mnet's survival show Produce 101. She is best known on her acting roles in Poetry Story (2017), Kang Deok-soon's Love History (2017), Best Chicken (2019), and My Lovely Boxer (2023).

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Kim So-hye

2003

Birth of Tyler Downs

Tyler Downs is an American competitive Olympic diver.

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Tyler Downs