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January

• January 13: Doctor Franken debuts on NBC (TV Movie)
• January 27: The Martian Chronicles (movie) debuts on NBC (TV series)
• January 27: Galactica 1980 debuts (TV series)
• January 28: Erle C. Kenton dies (Director)

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February

• February 8: The Fog (1980 film) opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)
• February 12: Christina Ricci is born Actors
• February 12: Sarah Lancaster is born Actors (Chuck)
• February 14: (fictional) Owen Harper is born (1) (Characters) (Torchwood)

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March

March undated:

• Achronos by Lee Killough is first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Short Stories)

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• March 5: Beyond Westworld (TV series)
• March 12: Jay Anson dies (Authors)
• March 18: Sophia Myles is born in London, England (Actors)

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April

• April undated: The Patchwork Girl by Larry Niven is first published by Ace Books (Novels)
• April 17: Alaina Kalanj is born (Actor) (Painkiller Jane)
• April 17: Nicholas D'Agosto is born (Actors)
• April 18: Laura Mennell is born (Actors)

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May

May undated:

• Cyborg (Teen Titans) makes his first comic book appearance (Comics)

• May 2: George Pal dies (Director)
• May 4: Galactica 1980 series finale (TV Series) (Battlestar Galactica)
• May 9: Friday the 13th opens in theaters (Movies)
• May 15: Richard Kahan is born (Actors) (The 4400)
• May 19: Drew Fuller is born (Actors) (Charmed)
• May 21: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back opens in theaters (Movies)
• May 23: The Shining opens in theaters (Movies)

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June

• June 1: Alien Dead opens in theaters (Movies)
• June 13: The Children US release (Movies)
• June 19: Lauren Lee Smith is born (actors)

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July

• July 14: Chad Faust is born (Actor)
• July 18: Kristen Bell is born (Actor)

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August

• August 24: Sonja Bennett is born in Vancouver, British Columbia (British Columbia Actors)
• August 26: Chris Pine is born (Actors)
• August 28: Humanoids from the Deep opens in theaters (Movie)

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September

• September 8: Battle Beyond the Stars opens in New York City (Movie)
• September 26: Without Warning (1980 film) opens in New York City

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October

October undated:

• Cyborg (DC Comics) makes his first comic book appearance (Comics)

• October 20: Niall Matter is born in Edmonton, Alberta (Alberta Actors)
• October 31: Samaire Armstrong is born (Actor)

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November

• November 7: Steve McQueen dies (Actors)
• November 12: Ryan Gosling is born in London, Ontario (Canadian Actor)
• November 30: Dania Ramírez is born (Actor)

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December

• December 5: Flash Gordon (Movie, 1980) opens in theaters (Movies)
• December 25: Altered States opens in theaters (Movies)
• December 28: Vanessa Ferlito is born (Actors)
• December 30: Eliza Dushku is born (Actors)(Buffy)

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