Events from the year 1980 in Taiwan,
Republic of China
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. This year is numbered Minguo 69 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
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President –
Chiang Ching-kuo
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Vice President –
Hsieh Tung-min
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Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
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Sun Yun-suan
Sun Yun-suan (; 10 November 1913 – 15 February 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transfor ...
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Vice Premier –
Hsu Ching-chung
Hsu Ching-chung (; 19 July 1907 – 13 March 1996) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1972 to 1981. And Acting Premier of the Republic of China in 1978
Early life
Born in Taipei in 1907, Hsu was ...
Events
February
* 1 February – The opening of
Dong-ao Station
The Dong'ao Station () is a railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) North-link line located at Nan'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
The station was opened on 1 February 1980.
See also
* List of railway stations in Tai ...
,
Hanben Station and
Wuta Station of
Taiwan Railways Administration in
Nan'ao Township,
Yilan County.
April
* 5 April – The opening of
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in
Zhongzheng District,
Taipei City.
July
* 16 July – The establishment of
Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
The Central Election Commission (CEC; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Tûng-ông Sién-kí Vî-yèn-fi'') is the statutory independent agency responsible for managing local and national elections in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is an important agency w ...
.
November
* 12 November – The establishment of
National Sun Yat-sen University in
Gushan District,
Kaohsiung City.
December
* 6 December –
1980 National Assembly and legislative election.
Births
* 23 February –
Shih Pei-chun
Shih Pei-chun (born 23 February 1980) is a Taiwanese judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millenni ...
, judo athlete.
* 7 March –
Amy Hung
Amy Hung (; Wade-Giles: Hung Chih-Huei; born 7 March 1980) is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur wins
*1992 Junior World Golf Championships (11-12 age group)
*1993 Greg Norman Junior Masters
*1994 Greg Norman Junior Masters
*2003 R ...
, professional golfer.
* 9 March –
Kelly Huang, actress.
* 5 May –
Kingone Wang
Kingone Wang (; born 5 May 1980) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and host. He was part of the boy band Comic Boyz and winner of Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He is the alumni of both National Chiao Tung University and C ...
, actor, singer and host.
* 6 May –
Chang Chih-chia, baseball player.
* 13 June –
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, actress.
* 9 July –
Lee Wei, actor and singer.
* 24 July –
Kao Hao-chieh
Kao Hao-chieh (; born 24 July 1980) is a Taiwanese football player who currently plays for Tatung F.C. as a defender.
Kao represented Chinese Taipei in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (2004) and East Asian Cup 2005 and became regular squad ...
, football player.
* 27 July –
Chang Chien-ming
Chang Chien-ming (; born 27 July 1980) is a Taiwanese baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent.
Career
Chang debuted with the Taiwan national baseball team when he was a teenager, going 4 for 20 with a double as the starting third basem ...
, baseball player.
* 14 August –
Maggie Chiang, singer and songwriter.
* 15 September –
Jolin Tsai, singer and dancer.
* 29 September –
Ady An, singer and actress.
* 22 October –
Sonia Sui, model and actress.
* 10 November –
Calvin Chen
Calvin Chen ( zh, t=辰亦儒, w=''Chen I-Ju'', poj=Sîn E̍k-jû, p=Chén Yìrú; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ:Shìn Yi̍t-yî; Teochew pronunciation in Tâi-lô: Sîng Iā-dzû) is a Thai Chinese actor, businessman, model, singer, and television host. He ...
, singer and actor.
References
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Years of the 20th century in Taiwan