What Happened In March 1981 - Historical Events 1981 March

Historical Events for March, 1981

1st » Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his 1981 Irish hunger strike called hunger strike in Maze (HM Prison) e.g HM Prison Maze.
5th » The ZX81, a pioneering United Kingdom called British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
6th » After 19 years of presenting the 'CBS Evening News', Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time.
27th » The Solidarity (Polish trade union) e.g Solidarity movement in Poland stages a 1981 warning strike in Poland called warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
30th » President of the United States called U.S. President Ronald Reagan is Reagan assassination attempt e.g shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1981

1st » Ana Hickmann, Brazilian model
1st » Adam LaVorgna, American actor
1st » Will Power, Australian race car driver
1st » Brad Winchester, American ice hockey player
2nd » Lance Cade, American wrestler (d. 2010)
2nd » Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress and director
2nd » Lorelei Lee (pornographic actress) known as Lorelei Lee, American porn actress
3rd » David Bailey (basketball) called David Bailey, American basketball player
3rd » Eugene (entertainer) known as Eugene, South Korean singer and actress (S.E.S. (band) named S.E.S.)
3rd » Justin Gabriel, South African wrestler and model
3rd » Julius Malema, South African politician
3rd » Emmanuel Pappoe, Ghanaian footballer
3rd » Sung Yu-ri, South Korean singer and actress (Fin.K.L)
4th » Carol Banawa, Filipino-American singer and actress
4th » Marie Delattre, French canoe racer
4th » Laura Michelle Kelly, English actress and singer
4th » Gareth Knapman, English actor and director
4th » Greg Lamb, Zimbabwean cricketer
4th » Ariza Makukula, Portuguese footballer
4th » Aketza Peña, Spanish cyclist
4th » Alastair Ross, Irish politician
4th » Donny Tourette, English singer-songwriter (Towers of London)
4th » Helen Wyman, English cyclist
5th » Barret Jackman, Canadian ice hockey player
5th » Paul Martin (ice hockey) e.g Paul Martin, American ice hockey player
5th » Shugo Oshinari, Japanese actor
5th » Andreas Wiig, Norwegian snowboarder
6th » Ellen Muth, American actress
6th » Nasri (musician) called Nasri, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (Magic!)
7th » Rica Peralejo, Filipino actress and singer
8th » Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer
8th » Glenda Gilson, Irish model and television host
8th » Jessica Jaymes, American porn actress
8th » Timothy Jordan II, American guitarist and songwriter (Jonezetta) (d. 2005)
8th » Joost Posthuma, Dutch cyclist
9th » Antonio Bryant, American football player
9th » Anders Nøhr, Danish footballer
9th » Clay Rapada, American baseball player
10th » Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
10th » Ángel López, Spanish footballer
10th » Steven Reid, Irish footballer
10th » Gabriela Voleková, Slovak tennis player
11th » David Anders, American actor
11th » Heidi Cortez, American businesswoman and author
11th » Lee Evans (American football) named Lee Evans, American football player
11th » Luke Johnson (musician) called Luke Johnson, English drummer and songwriter (Lostprophets, Beat Union, and Amen (band) named Amen)
11th » Russell Lissack, English guitarist (Bloc Party, Pin Me Down, and Ash (band) or Ash)
12th » Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
12th » Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer
12th » Kristjan Makke, Estonian basketball player
12th » Chiwa Saitō, Japanese voice actress
12th » Peter Waterfield, English diver
12th » Holly Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
13th » Toccara Jones, American model and actress
13th » Stephen Maguire, Scottish snooker player
13th » April Matson, American actress and singer
14th » Bobby Jenks, American baseball player
14th » Mei-Ting Sun, Chinese-American pianist
14th » George Wilson (safety) or George Wilson, American football player
15th » Young Buck, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit and UTP (group) known as UTP)
15th » Mikael Forssell, German-Finnish footballer
15th » Veronica Maggio, Swedish singer-songwriter
15th » Jens Salumäe, Estonian skier
16th » Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
16th » Danny Brown (rapper) or Danny Brown, American rapper
16th » Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
16th » Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
17th » Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer
17th » Servet Çetin, Turkish footballer
17th » Eva Fislová, Slovak tennis player
17th » Kyle Korver, American basketball player
17th » Thorsten Stuckmann, German footballer
18th » Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
18th » Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist
18th » Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress
18th » Kasib Powell, American basketball player
18th » Tom Starke, German footballer
18th » Doug Warren, American soccer player
18th » Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
19th » Steve Cummings, English cyclist
19th » Kim Rae-won, South Korean actor
19th » Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer
20th » Ian Murray (footballer) named Ian Murray, Scottish footballer
21st » Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
21st » Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
21st » Aysun Kayacı, Turkish model and actress
22nd » Mims (rapper) or Mims, American rapper
23rd » Erin Crocker, American race car driver
23rd » Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
23rd » Shelley Rudman, English bobsledder
23rd » Giuseppe Sculli, Italian footballer
24th » Mike Adams (safety) called Mike Adams, American football player
24th » Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
24th » Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player
24th » Mark Looms, Dutch footballer
24th » Gary Paffett, English race car driver
26th » Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
26th » Massimo Donati, Italian footballer
26th » Jay Sean, English singer-songwriter and producer
26th » Josh Wilson (baseball player) named Josh Wilson, American baseball player
27th » Cacau, Brazilian-German footballer
27th » Martin Abentung, Austrian sled racer
27th » Cesilie Carlton, American diver
27th » Carey Davis, American football player
27th » Sione Faumuina, New Zealand rugby player
27th » Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner
27th » Hilda Kibet, Kenyan-Dutch runner
27th » JJ Lin, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actor
27th » Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer
27th » Brian Miner, American comedian
27th » Tobias Schenke, German actor
27th » Gavin Skelton, English footballer
27th » Banky W., American-Nigerian singer-songwriter, founded Empire Mates Entertainment
27th » Chen Yan (born 1981) known as Chen Yan, Chinese swimmer
28th » Daniel Cardoso, Portuguese keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Anathema (band) named Anathema and Head Control System)
28th » Gareth David-Lloyd, Welsh actor
28th » Lindsay Frimodt, American model
28th » Rasmus Kaljujärv, Estonian actor
28th » Edwar Ramirez, American baseball player
28th » Antonio Rizzo, Italian footballer
28th » Julia Stiles, American actress
29th » Megan Hilty, American actress and singer
29th » Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer
29th » Brian Skala, American actor
30th » Jammal Brown, American football player
30th » Angie Greenup, American comedian and television host
30th » Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
31st » Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
31st » Thomas Chatelle, Belgian footballer
31st » Gerard McCarthy, Irish actor
31st » Pa Dembo Touray, Gambian footballer
31st » Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer

Famous Deaths for March 1981

4th » Odette Barencey, French actress (b. 1893)
4th » Franz Kapus, Swiss bobsledder (b. 1909)
4th » John Knight (Australian politician) or John Knight, Australian politician (b. 1943)
4th » Torin Thatcher, Indian actor (b. 1905)
4th » Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer, German admiral (b. 1900)
5th » Yip Harburg, American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
5th » Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (b. 1906)
6th » George Geary, English cricketer (b. 1893)
7th » Kirill Kondrashin, Russian conductor (b. 1914)
8th » Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist (b. 1894)
13th » Patrick Hennessy, Irish businessman (b. 1898)
15th » René Clair, French director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
17th » Paul Dean (baseball) known as Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
19th » Marcel Cadieux, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1915)
20th » Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)
22nd » Jumbo Elliott (coach) known as James Elliott, American runner and coach (b. 1915)
27th » Olle Björklund, Swedish actor and journalist (b. 1916)
27th » Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (b. 1895)
29th » Eric Williams, Trinidadian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)
31st » Enid Bagnold, English author and playwright (b. 1889)

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