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23 June – Insider trading in shares becomes illegal under United Kingdom company law. 24 June – Unemployment is announced to have reached a postwar high of 1,600,000. 26 June – The Glasgow Central by-election , caused by the death of Thomas McMillan on 30 April, is held, with Labour retaining its hold on the seat despite a swing of 14% to ...
1980 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1980: Events from 1980 in England. Incumbent. Further information: Politics of England. Events.
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1970 until 1989. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.
October 1980 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 1 P) November 1980 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 2 P) December 1980 events in the United Kingdom (1 C, 3 P)
1980 events in the United Kingdom by month (12 C) / 1980 disestablishments in the United Kingdom (7 C, 20 P) 1980 establishments in the United Kingdom (8 C, 54 P) A.
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
Clockwise from top-left: people welcoming six freed hostages back to the United States, as a result of the "Canadian Caper"; the 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union in what is now Russia; Pac-Man is released in the arcades becoming the highest-earning arcade game of all time; Iraq invades Iran initiating the Iran-Iraq War; students of Gwangju, South Korea uprise in response ...
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1974–1983) List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1983–1997) by region; Policy Review (Labour Party) Premiere (TV channel) Premiership of Margaret Thatcher