Born on 14 February 1980

At A Glance

14 February 1980 at a glance

Day of the week

14 February 1980 was a Thursday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Coward of the County” by Kenny Rogers.

Top Film of 1980

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1980 was The Empire Strikes Back.

Star sign

The star sign for 14 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 14 February 1980 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 14 February 1980 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 14 February

• 1961 Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
• 1983 United American Bank of Knoxville, Tennessee collapses. Its president, Jake Butcher, is later convicted of fraud.
• 1990 The Voyager 1 spacecraft takes the photograph of planet Earth that later becomes famous as Pale Blue Dot.
• 2000 The spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker enters orbit around asteroid 433 Eros, the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid.
• 2003 Iraq disarmament crisis: UNMOVIC Executive Chairman Hans Blix reports to the United Nations Security Council that disarmament inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction in Ba'athist Iraq.

Famous people born on 14 February

• Kevin Keegan, English footballer and manager (1951–2026)
• Jimmy Hoffa, American trade union leader (1913–1975)
• Freddie Highmore, English actor (born 1992)
• Steve McNair, American football player (1973–2009)

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