1980 in South Korea explained
Events from the year 1980 in South Korea.
Incumbents
Choi Kyu-hah (until 16 August), Chun Doo-hwan (starting 1 September)
Events
Films
Births
- 15 January - Sam Oh, TV host and radio DJ based in the Philippines
- 13 February - Lee Sang-woo, actor
- 22 February - Kang Sung-hoon, singer
- 28 February - Bada, singer-songwriter, actress and TV host
- 4 March - Jeong Da-bin, actress (d. 2007)
- 13 March - Kim Nam-gil, actor, film producer, director, singer
- 20 March - Ock Joo-hyun, singer and actress
- 21 March - Lee Jin, singer and actress
- 29 March - Kim Tae-hee, actress
- 4 April - Gong Hyo-jin, actress
- 5 April - Lee Jae-won, DJ and singer
- 9 April - Lee Yo-won, actress
- 4 May
- 7 May - Kim Nam-soon, archer[5]
- 8 July - Yang Tae-Young, gymnast
- 19 August - Jun Jin, singer and actor
- 16 November - Lee Eun-ju, actress
- 7 December - Choi Jung-in, singer
- 19 December - Verbal Jint, musician, rapper and record producer
- 26 December - Jo Jung-seok, actor
Deaths
- May 24 - Kim Jae-gyu, South Korean Army Lieutenant General, director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, and assassin of President Park Chung-hee (born 1926; executed by hanging)[6]
See also
Notes and References
- May, The Triumph of Democracy. Ed. Shin Bok-jin, Hwang Chong-gun, Kim Jun-tae, Na Kyung-taek, Kim Nyung-man, Ko Myung-jin. Gwangju: May 18 Memorial Foundation, 2004.
- News: 5월단체, "5.18 관련 사망자 606명" . Korean . . 2005-05-13 . 2013-05-25.
- Web site: Chun Doo Hwan . . 2009 . 2 November 2009.
- Web site: Geumyoung JANG - Olympic Republic of Korea . International Olympic Committee . 3 May 2019 . en . 10 April 2017.
- Web site: Nam-Soon KIM - Olympic Archery Republic of Korea . International Olympic Committee . 11 April 2019 . en . 20 June 2016.
- Book: Alton, David . Building Bridges: Is There Hope for North Korea? . Chidley . Rob . 2013 . Lion Books . 978-0-7459-5598-8 . en.