Births
- February 12th - Christina Ricci born.
- September 29th - Zachary Levi born.
Deaths
- April 30th - Mary McCarty dies.
- July 24th - Peter Sellers dies.
- July 31st - Bobby Van dies.
- December 28th - Sam Levene dies.
Productions
Film
- Airplane!.
- Any Which Way You Can.
- Bosom Buddies.
- Breaker Morant.
- Melvin and Howard.
- Popeye - Film.
- Somewhere in Time.
- Stir Crazy.
- The Apple.
- Virus.
- Where the Buffalo Roam.
Television
- The Donna Summer Special.
Stage
- 42nd Street - Broadway.
- Barnardo - Broadway.
- Barnum - Broadway.
- Censored Scenes From King Kong - Broadway.
- Don Pasquale - San Francisco Opera.
- Elizabeth and Essex - New York.
- Happy New Year - Broadway.
- Musical Chairs - Broadway.
- Onward Victoria - New York.
- Piaf - London.
- Tell Me On a Sunday - Television Broadcast.
- Tom Foolery - West End.
Albums
- A Romantic Hour.
- Béla Lugosi's Birthdáy.
- Bernadette Peters.
- Giggling Gertie the Laughing Traffic Warden.
- Les Misérables (1980 Concept Album).
- Let's Do Something Cheap and Superficial.
- Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album.
- Sweet Surprise.
- The American Dream.
- Voices.
- Worzel Gummidge Sings
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