Date in year · 1980 · The 1980s

November 12, 1980

On November 12, 1980, the NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. The year's #1 song was "Call Me" by Blondie. Dennis Kruppke, Randy Orton, Bijou Phillips would arrive in the same year.

Events

1

Births

3

Deaths

0

Year

1980

1980s

Around 1980

The year in brief

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1980th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 980th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1980s decade.

Read the full year of 1980 →

What happened

On November 12, 1980

  1. 1980 The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.

    American space and aeronautics agency

    S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. S.

Arrivals

Born on November 12, 1980

Nur Fettahoğlu 1980– Turkish actress (born 1980)
Ryan Gosling 1980– Canadian actor (born 1980)
Charlie Hodgson 1980– English rugby union player

Elsewhere that year

Other moments from 1980

The class of 1980

Others born in 1980

Dennis Kruppke 1980– German footballer
Randy Orton 1980– American wrestler
Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model
Sean Avery 1980– Canadian ice hockey player and model
Charlie Hunnam 1980– English actor
Shao Jiayi 1980– Chinese footballer

Step through

Nearby

Keep going

More to explore