First major performance
Time: Saturday Dec 6, 1980
Place: U.S.
Details: His first major performance is as the title character in Popeye (1980). There, Williams showcased the acting skills previously demonstrated in his television work; and the film's commercial disappointment was not blamed on his performance.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Company Went PublicDec, 1980 Later in history ›Going on the defensiveSaturday Dec 6, 1980
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
Related
Near
Harry S. Truman-State of Israel recognization
Friday May 14, 1948 - U.S.
France formally recognizes the United States (1777)
Wednesday Dec 17, 1777 - America
Dwayne Johnson-SmackDown!
Thursday Apr 29, 1999 - U.S.
Elliot Page-Elliot Page won the best actor in "Hard Candy"
2005 - U.S.
Frank Sinatra-1st Divorce
Oct, 1951 - U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-US and China extend trade truce
Sunday May 4, 2025 - US
Franklin D. Roosevelt-Second Term
Tuesday Nov 3, 1936 - U.S.
Mamie Till-Till (film)
Friday Oct 7, 2022 - U.S
USA civil war-Final Confederate Surrender
Monday Nov 6, 1865 - U.S
Spanish Flu-WWI End
Monday Nov 11, 1918 - U.S.
Nuclear Power-The overall failure of the U.S. nuclear power program
Monday Feb 11, 1985 - U.S.A
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was enacted
Wednesday Jul 30, 2008 - U.S.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-U.S. becomes the Highest in Death Toll
Saturday Apr 11, 2020 - U.S.
Eminem-RECOVERY announcement
Wednesday Apr 14, 2010 - U.S.
Warren Buffett-Media General
May, 2012 - U.S.
Elliot Page-Elliot Page's nomination for the Oscar
2007 - U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-Washington Implements Second Wave of Tariffs on Chinese Goods
Saturday Aug 23, 2025 - US
Shaquille O'Neal-O'Neal starred in a reality show called Shaq Vs.
Tuesday Aug 18, 2009 - U.S.
Penicillin-People began using it to treat infections
1942 - U.S.
Chris McCandless: Into the Wild-Travels
1990 - U.S.
Warren Buffett-Forward Contracts
2002 - U.S.
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-Law the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
Nov, 1999 - U.S.
Visa Inc.-Visa sold 406 million shares at US$44 per share ($2 above the high end of the expected $37–42 pricing range), raising US$17.9 billion in the largest initial public offering in U.S. history
Tuesday Mar 18, 2008 - U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-China levies $50 billion of US goods
Wednesday Apr 4, 2018 - China
The Wright brothers-The Flyer III
Friday Jun 23, 1905 - U.S.
Neil Armstrong-1st Divorce
1994 - U.S.
Cameras-The Super Kodak
1938 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Individual-1
Thursday Nov 29, 2018 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-TWA Takeover
1939 - U.S.
Financial crisis of 2007–2008-Warning
Thursday Jun 26, 2008 - U.S.
Willis Carrier-Apparatus for Treating Air
Tuesday Jan 2, 1906 - U.S.
Computer animation-Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 - U.S. and Japan
Uber-"Asshole culture" of Uber
Thursday Oct 23, 2014 - U.S.
Howard Hughes: The Aviator-The Aviator
2004 - U.S.
Anna May Wong-New Chinese Recipes
1942 - U.S.
Cameras-The instant Camera
1948 - U.S.
Diving horse-Crossing a bridge
1881 - Nebraska, U.S.
The US- China trade conflict-US tariffs take effect
Thursday Jun 7, 2018 - US
Robert Fulton-Returning to the U.S.
1806 - U.S.
Bay of Pigs Invasion-The CIA Put forward their Plan
Thursday Mar 17, 1960 - U.S.
Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak-Trump halted Funding the WHO
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020 - U.S.
Tony Hawk-RIDE Channel
Jan, 2012 - U.S.
Virtual reality-The first head-mounted display System
1968 - U.S.
Bitcoin-Price briefly fell as much as 26% but pared losses to trade around $33,400
Monday Jan 11, 2021 - U.S., and Worldwide
Sofia Kenin-Career-rank 37
Monday Jan 14, 2019 - U.S.
Hachikō-Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Saturday Jun 13, 2009 - U.S.
Nikola Tesla-Talking With Planets
Saturday Feb 9, 1901 - U.S.
Muhammad Ali Clay-Inactivation
Wednesday Mar 1, 1967 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018 - U.S.
W. E. B. Du Bois-Canceled project
1938 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Two women were paid for non-disclosure agreements regarding their alleged affairs with Trump
2016 - U.S.
Marilyn Monroe-Marilyn Monroe Productions Announcement
Friday Jan 7, 1955 - U.S.
IBM-Suing Groupon
May, 2015 - U.S.
Nikola Tesla-Tesla coil
1891 - U.S.
Nike, Inc.-Nike announced Its Launch of a Plus-Size Clothing Line
Mar, 2017 - U.S.
Tony Hawk-First Divorce
1993 - U.S.
Visa Inc.-The directors of IBANCO determined that bringing the various international networks together into a single network with a single name internationally would be in the best interests of the corporation
1976 - U.S.
Anna May Wong-Wong was supportive of Adlai Stevenson's campaign
1952 - U.S.
Warren Buffett-Total Gain on Forward Contracts
2006 - U.S.
George Washington-The nation's first financial crisis
Mar, 1792 - U.S.
Computer animation-Evans & Sutherland
1968 - U.S.
Black Friday-Panic of 1869
Friday Sep 24, 1869 - U.S.
Abraham Lincoln-Secessionists implemented plans to leave the Union before he took office
1861 - U.S.
Frederick Douglass-Douglass published an open letter addressed to his former master, Thomas Auld
Sunday Sep 17, 1848 - U.S.
Michael Jordan-Major League Baseball strike
Mar, 1995 - U.S.
Donald Trump-Among several State Department employees testifying to congressional committees
Oct, 2019 - U.S.
Shaquille O'Neal-Shaq appeared in cameo roles in the films
2000s - U.S.
Atlantic Charter-Churchill argued for an interpretation of the charter in order to allow the Soviet Union to continue to control the Baltic states
Mar, 1944 - U.S.
Robin Williams-Leading Character
Friday Jul 23, 1982 - U.S.
Mobile Phones-Looking To data-optimized 4th-generation Technologies
2009 - U.S.
Donald Trump-High Confidence
Jan, 2017 - U.S.
Laser-Gould continued developing the idea, and filed a patent application
Apr, 1959 - U.S.
Black Friday-The earliest known use of "Black Friday"
1951 - U.S.
On This Day - 6 December
Abraham Lincoln-Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Wednesday Dec 6, 1865 - U.S.
Juneteenth-Thirteenth Amendment ratified
Wednesday Dec 6, 1865 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Marie Curie-Curie gave birth to their Second Daughter
Tuesday Dec 6, 1904 - Paris, France
World War 1-Battle of Bucharest
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - Bucharest, Romania
Winston Churchill-Asquith resigned as Prime Minister and was succeeded by Lloyd George
Wednesday Dec 6, 1916 - London, England, United Kingdom
Irish War of Independence-Anglo-Irish Treaty
Tuesday Dec 6, 1921 - London, England, United Kingdom
Irish War of Independence-First internationally recognized head of an independent Irish government
Wednesday Dec 6, 1922 - Ireland
Winston Churchill-1923 United Kingdom general election
Thursday Dec 6, 1923 - United kingdom
Brunei revolt-Police Were Put on Full Alert
Thursday Dec 6, 1962 - Brunei
Internet-4-node network was connected
Saturday Dec 6, 1969 - U.S.
Juan Carlos I-The People ratify on The New Constitution
Wednesday Dec 6, 1978 - Spain
Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - Iran
Iran–Iraq War-Retaken The town of Bostan
Sunday Dec 6, 1981 - Bostan, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Robin Williams-Velardi's divorce
Tuesday Dec 6, 1988 - California, U.S.
Tony Hawk-First Child
Sunday Dec 6, 1992 - U.S.
Charles Antetokounmpo-Giannis birth (Fourth child)
Tuesday Dec 6, 1994 - Athens, Greece
Bolivarian Revolution-Winning The 1998 elections
Sunday Dec 6, 1998 - Venezuela
David Cameron-The Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - London, England
New York Stock Exchange-NYSE's governing board voted to merge with rival Archipelago
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - New York City, New York, U.S.
Eminem-Curtain Call: The Hits
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 - U.S.
Muhammad Yunus-NORAD Published a Statement Clearing Yunus and The Bank From any Allegations of Embezzlement
Monday Dec 6, 2010 - Oslo, Norway
Oculus-Oculus Touch
Tuesday Dec 6, 2016 - California, U.S.
Donald Trump-Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Wednesday Dec 6, 2017 - Jerusalem, Israel
Claude Fleury Birth
Thursday Dec 6, 1640 - Paris
James Elphinston Birth
Saturday Dec 6, 1721 - Edinburgh
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon Birth
Saturday Dec 6, 1721 - Paris
Orazio Tiberio Vecchi Brith
Wednesday Dec 6, 1550 - Modena
Warren Hasting Birth
Saturday Dec 6, 1732 - Churchill
6 December 1980
Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - Iran
December 1980
Nike, Inc.-The Company Went Public
Dec, 1980 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - Iran
The Beatles-Lennon's Death
Monday Dec 8, 1980 - New York, U.S.
KFC-Death of Creator
Tuesday Dec 16, 1980 - Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
1980
Samsung-Entering The Telecommunications Hardware Industry
Jan, 1980 - Gumi, South Korea
Magdi Yacoub-Beginning The Harefield Hospital Transplant Programme
1980 - Harefield, Greater London, England
Microsoft-Operating System
1980 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Carlos Slim-Grupo Galas
1980 - Mexico City, Mexico
Rosa Parks-Parks co-founded the Rosa L. Parks scholarship foundation
1980 - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Microprocessor-The First Samples The World's First Single-Chip Fully 32-bit Microprocessor
1980 - U.S.
New York Stock Exchange-New York Futures Exchange was established
1980 - New York City, New York, U.S.
World Bank-World Bank Administrative Tribunal was established
1980 - Washington D.C., U.S.
Computer animation-NFB's French-language animation studio
1980 - France
Tony Hawk-Professional Skateboarding
1980 - California, U.S.
Juneteenth-Officially made a state holiday
Tuesday Jan 1, 1980 - Texas, U.S.
Indira Gandhi-The 1980 Elections
Wednesday Jan 2, 1980 - India
Ted Bundy-Bundy was found guilty once again and Marriage
Jan, 1980 - Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Donald Trump-Grand Hyatt Hotel
1980 - New York, U.S.
Ruhollah Khomeini-First president of Iran
Sunday Feb 3, 1980 - Iran
Lula da Silva-Workers' Party
Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - Brazil
Stan Lee-1980 work
Feb, 1980 - New York, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Bundy was sentenced for a third time to death by electrocution
Sunday Feb 10, 1980 - U.S.
Celine Dion-The first song
1980 - Quebec, Canada
Gary Ridgway- Ridgway strangled a prostitute
1980 - Green River, Utah, United States
Ronaldinho-Birth
Friday Mar 21, 1980 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
April Fools' Day-Pranks (U.S.)
Tuesday Apr 1, 1980 - Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Jimmy Carter-Economic sanctions
Sunday Apr 6, 1980 - Iran
Jimmy Carter-Operation Eagle Claw
Thursday Apr 24, 1980 - Iran
3D printing-Hideo Kodama of Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute invented two additive methods
Apr, 1980 - Nagoya, Japan
Kosovo War-Tito's Death
Sunday May 4, 1980 - Serbia
Josip Broz Tito-Death
Sunday May 4, 1980 - Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Halimah Yacob-Marriage
Jun, 1980 - Singapore
Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre-Aguirre's Birth
Friday Jun 13, 1980 - U.S.
Indira Gandhi-Son's Death
Sunday Jun 22, 1980 - New Delhi, India
Elon Musk-The Divorce
1980 - Pretoria, South Africa
Bill Gates-IBM approached Microsoft
Tuesday Jul 1, 1980 - New Mexico, U.S.
Juneteenth-Texas was the first state to recognize the date
1980 - Texas, U.S.
Jacinda Ardern-Birth
Sunday Jul 27, 1980 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Plane Accidents-Saudia Flight 163
Tuesday Aug 19, 1980 - Riyadh, Saudia Arabia
Jimmy Hoffa-Death of His Wife
Friday Sep 12, 1980 - Michigan, U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Iraq abrogated The Algiers Protocol
Wednesday Sep 17, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
Atomic Bomb-The Damascus Accident
Thursday Sep 18, 1980 - Damascus, Arkansas, U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Starting The Battle of Khorramshahr
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran–Iraq War-Iraqi Air Force Launched Surprise Air Strikes
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini-War with Iraq
Sunday Sep 21, 1980 - Iran
Vodafone-The Beginning of a Group
1980 - England, U.K.
Iran–Iraq War-IraqI ground invasion To Iran
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
Qasem Soleimani-Iran–Iraq War
Monday Sep 22, 1980 - Iran
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Kaman 99
Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - Iraqi
Bob Marley-Marley's Last Concert
Tuesday Sep 23, 1980 - The Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-The Iranian Navy Attack
Wednesday Sep 24, 1980 - Basra, Iraq
Iran–Iraq War-Clearing The Iranians From The outskirts of The city
Monday Sep 29, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Scorch Sword
Tuesday Sep 30, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
Iran–Iraq War-Air attacks
Wednesday Oct 1, 1980 - Baghdad, Iraq
Muhammad Ali Clay-Ali dominated
Thursday Oct 2, 1980 - Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 El Asnam Earthquake
Friday Oct 10, 1980 at 01:25:00 PM - Algeria
International Monetary Fund-Taiwan was ejected from the IMF
1980 - Taiwan
Iran–Iraq War-The Iraqis Launched a Second offensive on Khorramshahr
Monday Oct 13, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
River Phoenix-Phoenix began to fully pursue his career as an actor
1980 - California, United States
Kroger-Kroger entered the competitive San Antonio
1980 - San Antonio, Texas, United States
Iran–Iraq War-Saddam ordered his forces to advance towards Dezful and Ahvaz
Oct, 1980 - Dezful, Iran - Ahvaz, Iran
Microsoft-IBM PC
Nov, 1980 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
DC Comics-The New Teen Titans
Nov, 1980 - U.S.
Pedro López (serial killer)-The Monster of the Andes (Full Documentary)
1980 - Ecuador
Jimmy Carter-The 1980 United States presidential election
Tuesday Nov 4, 1980 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Capturing the city of Khorramshahr
Sunday Nov 9, 1980 - Khorramshahr, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Gary Webb-Webb's first investigative work
1980 - Kentucky, United States
Xerox-Xerox announced the 5700 laser printing system
1980 - U.S.
Sherry Dyson-Chris left her to move in with Jackie and to prepare for fatherhood
1980 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Morvarid
Friday Nov 28, 1980 - Iraq
Johan Cruyff-Technical advisor
Sunday Nov 30, 1980 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nike, Inc.-The Company Went Public
Dec, 1980 - U.S.
Iran–Iraq War-Going on the defensive
Saturday Dec 6, 1980 - Iran
The Beatles-Lennon's Death
Monday Dec 8, 1980 - New York, U.S.
Disasters with highest death tolls-1980 United States heat wave
1980 - U.S.
KFC-Death of Creator
Tuesday Dec 16, 1980 - Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Vodafone-Commercial Mobile Radio
1980 - Virginia, U.S.
Nintendo-Donkey Kong
1980 - Kyoto, Japan