1980 in Taiwan

Incumbents

• President – Chiang Ching-kuo
• Vice President – Hsieh Tung-min
• Premier – Sun Yun-suan
• Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung

Events

February

• 1 February – The opening of Dong-ao Station, 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.

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, judo athlete.
• 7 March – Amy Hung, professional golfer.
• 9 March – Kelly Huang, actress.
• 5 May – Kingone Wang, actor, singer and host.
• 6 May – Chang Chih-chia, baseball player.
• 13 June – Jocelyn Wang, actress.
• 9 July – Lee Wei, actor and singer.
• 24 July – Kao Hao-chieh, football player.
• 27 July – Chang Chien-ming, 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, singer and actor.