1980 in Czechoslovakia

Events from the year 1980 in Czechoslovakia.

Incumbents

 * President: Gustáv Husák.
 * Prime Minister: Lubomír Štrougal.

Film

 * Cutting It Short (Postřižiny), directed by Jiří Menzel, is released.
 * The Tale of John and Mary ), the last film directed by Karel Zeman, is released.

Births

 * 19 September – Miroslava Knapková, rower, gold medal winner at the 2012 Olympics.

Deaths

 * 5 January – Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, illustrator and painter (born 1894).