1980

«	1980	»

The year 1980 (MCMLXXX) predates the launch of the Transformers brand by four years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

• Takara launches the Diaclone toyline in Japan.
• Lamb & Company is founded.
• May 18 — Mount St. Helens erupts, inspiring the creation of the fictional Mount St. Hilary.

Births

• ???? — Brianne Drouhard, Joe Kyde, Antti Lang

February

• February 5 — Mitsuaki Kanuka
• February 10 — Yūki Tamaki
• February 20 — Yūichi Nakamura, Yoann Sover
• February 23 — John-Paul Bove

March

• March 6 — Crystal Reid
• March 8 — Kazuyuki Okitsu

April

• April 25 — Rika Morinaga

June

• June 5 — Peter Lontzek
• June 9 — Matthew Margeson

July

• July 14 — Yigit Koroglu
• July 16 — Frédérik Zacharek

August

• August 9 — Stephen Schneider
• August 30 — Diouc Koma

September

• September 10 — Mikey Way

October

• October 13 — Mami Fukai
• October 29 — Mariana Ortiz

November

• November 2 — Vanesa Silva
• November 3 — Jimbo Salgado
• November 24 — Jahel Morga

December

• December 16 — Boris Cabrera

Fiction

Knights of Unicron

The Knights of Unicron release Look What The Bot Dragged In, which becomes the best-selling pop-metal debut ever. Behind the Music pack-in booklet