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1981 Calendar

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•  January 21, 1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
•  February 5, 1981 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
•  March 5, 1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
•  March 27, 1981 – The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
•  April 11, 1981 – A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
•  April 14, 1981 – STS-1 – The first operational space shuttle, Columbia (OV-102) completes its first test flight.
•  May 5, 1981 – Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
•  June 24, 1981 – The Humber Bridge is opened to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world’s longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years.
•  August 30, 1981 – President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People’s Mujahedin of Iran.
•  September 21, 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.

•  February 15, 1981 – Matt Hoopes, American musician (Relient K)
•  March 31, 1981 – Ryan Bingham, American singer/songwriter
•  May 17, 1981 – Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
•  May 19, 1981 – Luciano Figueroa, Argentine footballer
•  June 3, 1981 – Salvatore Giardina, Italian footballer
•  June 10, 1981 – Jonathan Bennett, American actor
•  June 29, 1981 – Joe Johnson, American basketball player
•  July 21, 1981 – Chrishell Stause, American actress
•  December 11, 1981 – Paul Medhurst, Australian rules footballer
•  December 28, 1981 – Narsha, Korean pop singer