1980 (production)

Real World article
(written from a Production point of view)

For information about 1980 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 1980.

Events

January

• 4 January – Zachary Culbertson is born.
• 5 January – Ryan Reeb is born.
• 8 January – Frank Arnot and Rachel Nichols are born.
• 17 January – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Argentina.
• 30 January – Chad Haywood is born.
• Unknown day –
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blueprints by Stan Goldstein, Fred Goldstein, and Rick Sternbach is published by Wallaby.
  • Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology by Stan Goldstein, Fred Goldstein, and Rick Sternbach is published by Wallaby.
  • The Monsters of Star Trek by Daniel Cohen is published by Archway Books.

February

• 13 February – Eamon Sheehan is born.
• 17 February – Jerry Fielding dies.
• 20 February – Chaka Desilva is born.
• Unknown day – Perry's Planet by Jack C. Haldeman II is published by Bantam Books.

March

• 11 March – Will Files is born.
• 18 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Spain.
• 19 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in France.
• 21 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Portugal.
• 27 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in West Germany.
• 28 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Finland.
• 30 March – David Sharpe dies.
• 31 March – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Brazil.
• Unknown day –
  • The Making of Star Trek The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett and Gene Roddenberry is published by Wallaby.
  • Chekov's Enterprise: A Personal Journal of the Making of Star Trek The Motion Picture by Walter Koenig is published by Pocket Books.

April

• 2 April – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Sweden.
• 3 April – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Italy.
• 7 April – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Denmark and Norway.
• 19 April – Charles Seel dies.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #1: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" is published.

May

• 3 May – Erik Alvarez is born.
• 18 May – Jim Goodwin dies.
• 26 May – Franz Bachelin dies.
• Unknown day –
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Photostory by Richard J. Anobile is published by Pocket Books.
  • Marvel TOS #2: "The Motion Picture: V'ger" is published.

June

• 3 June – Maryesther Denver dies.
• 15 June – Nikka Ischelle is born.
• 17 June – John Ames is born.
• 18 June – Ryan Spahn is born.
• 19 June – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in the Netherlands.
• 24 June – Amirah Vann is born.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #3: "The Motion Picture: Evolutions" is published.

July

• 9 July – Christopher Jewett and Megan Parlen are born.
• 12 July – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Japan.
• 18 July – Derek Magyar is born.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #4: "The Haunting of Thallus!" is published.

August

• 4 August – Romulo Fajardo, Jr. is born.
• 25 August – Derek Graf is born.
• 26 August – Chris Pine is born.
• 29 August – Chase Hoyt is born.
• Unknown day –
  • Star Trek Maps by New Eye Studios is published by Bantam Books.
  • The Best of Trek 2: From the Magazine for Star Trek Fans by Walter Irwin and G.B. Love is published by Signet Books.
  • Marvel TOS #5: "The Haunting of the Enterprise!" is published.

September

• 4 September – Paul Prokop dies.
• 11 September – Fabio Tassone is born.
• 21 September – Autumn Reeser is born.
• 29 September – Michael Strong dies.
• 30 September – Nelu Handa is born.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #6: "The Enterprise Murder Case!" is published.

October

• 3 October – Amy Earhart is born.
• 5 October – Antal Kalik is born.
• 7 October – Adam Ryen is born.
• 10 October – Reuel Kim is born.
• 17 October – Justin Shenkarow is born.
• 25 October – Star Trek: The Motion Picture premieres in Taiwan.
• Unknown day –
  • The Galactic Whirlpool by David Gerrold is published by Bantam Books.
  • Marvel TOS #7: "Tomorrow or Yesterday" is published.

November

• 1 November – Shannon Hazlett is born.
• 28 November – Menina Fortunato is born.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #8: "The Expansionist Syndrome" is published.

December

• 12 December – Donny Boaz is born.
• 16 December – Ronnie Rowe Jr. is born.
• Unknown day – Marvel TOS #9: "Experiment in Vengeance!" is published.

Unknown month

• Harold Johns dies.
• Charlie Kirchoff, Sean Murphy, and Mark Rademaker are born.
• Star Trek With Latin by Rudolph Masciantonio is published by the American Classical League.
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture Pop-Up Book, by Tor Lokvig and Chuck Murphy, is published by Wanderer Books.
• USS Enterprise Punch-Out Book, by Tor Lokvig and Chuck Murphy, is published by Wanderer Books.
• The Official Star Trek Trivia Book by Rafe Needleman is published by Pocket Books.

1979

Production timeline Births • Deaths

1981