Timeline Tuesday 1 January 1980

Events on Tuesday 1 January 1980 5

• 1980 1980: Alan Jones Williams Australian Jones won the first Drivers' Championship for Frank Williams's team, establishing Williams as a major force in the sport.
• 1980 9 to 5 (Film and Song) Made her film debut starring alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the comedy 9 to 5. She wrote and performed the title song, which reached number one on both the pop and country charts, earned an Academy Award nomination and won a Grammy. The film was a box-office smash.
• 1980 – 1981 Amadeus on Broadway Originated the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Broadway production of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, earning his first Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. He lost to his co-star Ian McKellen, who played the jealous Salieri.
• 1980 Galileo at the National Theatre Took the lead role in John Dexter's production of Galileo, a performance that catapulted his stage career and cemented his reputation as one of Britain's leading actors.
• 1980 Moved to London Moved to London at the age of 22 with a growing reputation as a dub poet, performing in pubs, clubs and community centres.