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1980 in England
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October 2025
1980
Events from 1980 in England
Incumbent
Further information: Politics of England
Monarch - Elizabeth II
Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher
Events
5 October – Elisabeth blast furnace demolished at Bilston Steelworks marking the end of iron and steel production in the Black Country of England.
Births
10 April – Charlie Hunnam, actor & screenwriter
12 May – Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister
30 May – Steven Gerrard, football manager and player
7 December – John Terry, football coach and player
Deaths
29 April – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, film director (born 1899)https://variety.com/1980/film/news/alfred-hitchcock-dies-of-natural-causes-at-bel-air-home-1201344342/ Alfred Hitchcock Dies Of Natural Causes At Bel-Air Home Todd McCarthy Variety 30 April 1980 21 October 2025
See also
1980 in Northern Ireland
1980 in Scotland
1980 in Wales
References
England