| Hint | Name |
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| American journalist, from Associated Press, who were held hostage by Shiite Hezbollah 1985-91 | |
| Secretary of State, resigned in opposition to Operation Eagle Claw which failed to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980 | |
| German fashion designer who is the head designer and creative director of Chanel as well as his own label | |
| Indian American astrophysicist known his theory of black holes, which involved the theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars. Nobel laureate of 1983 | |
| American flamboyant pianist famous for being the forerunner for bling-bling culture, died of AIDS in 1987 | |
| American businesswoman who in 1946 co-founded, along with her husband, a eponymous cosmetics company, which boomed in the 80s | |
| Archbishop of San Salvador who spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture, and was assassinated in 1980 | |
| Greek actress who was a political activist during the Greek military junta. onceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture part of the EU since | |
| Romanian-born Jewish-American professor, political activist and author who received the Nobel Peace Price in 1986 | |
| The youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, at the age of 20 for his performance in Ordinary People | |
| Attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C., on March 30, 1981 | |
| This radio personality had a breakthrough as a 'shock jock' in the 80s | |
| The chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company 1984-2005 | |
| American philosopher who is best known for his controversial modal realist stance: that possible worlds exist, parallel to our own world | |
| The first woman to be appointed a US Supreme Court Justice in 1981 | |
| Chairman and CEO of GMC 1981-90, who failed in his attempt to modernize the company which nearly led them to bankruptcy | |
| Prime Minister of India 1966-77, and from 1980 until she killed by her sikh bodyguards in 1984, in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star | |
| Turkish assassin who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981 | |
| American biochemist who developed a multitude of new drugs most famous the AIDS drug AZT | |
| The longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, 1982-96. His ascension is seen as the last step in the re-instatement of democracy after Franco | |
| White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan who became paralyzed as a result of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. Later an ardent supporter of gun control | |
| American businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and for being President, CEO and Chairman of Chrysler 1979-92 | |
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