1981 Calendar
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1981 Historical Event(s)
February 5, 1981
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
February 10, 1981
– A fire at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino kills eight and injures 198.
February 23, 1981
– In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
March 30, 1981
– President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.
April 11, 1981
– A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
April 18, 1981
– The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.
May 21, 1981
– The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries.
July 19, 1981
– In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French Prime Minister François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing that the Soviets had been stealing American technological research and development.
October 3, 1981
– The Hunger Strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
November 11, 1981
– Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
Who Were Born On 1981?
January 20, 1981
– Daniel Cudmore, Canadian actor
February 1, 1981
– Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
February 8, 1981
– Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
February 10, 1981
– Andrew Johnson, English footballer
April 5, 1981
– Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier (d. 2006)
May 30, 1981
– Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
August 28, 1981
– Martin Erat, Czech hockey player
September 6, 1981
– Mark Teahen, American baseball player
October 27, 1981
– Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress
December 23, 1981
– Yuriorkis Gamboa, Cuban boxer