1980 in England

Events from 1980 in England

← 1979 1978 1977 1980 in England → 1981 1982 1983
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	1979–80 in English football 1980–81 in English football 1980 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1980

Incumbent

Further information: Politics of England

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

Deaths

• 29 April – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, film director (born 1899)

See also

• 1980 in Northern Ireland
• 1980 in Scotland
• 1980 in Wales