What Happened In September 1981 In History

Historical Events for September, 1981

• 15th » The John Bull (locomotive) named John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
• 15th » Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations.
• 18th » Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
• 21st » Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
• 25th » Belize joins the United Nations.
• 26th » Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League Baseball named Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1981

• 1st » Michael Adamthwaite, Canadian actor
• 1st » Clinton Portis, American football player
• 1st » Adam Quick, Australian basketball player
• 2nd » Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 2nd » Jennifer Hopkins, American tennis player
• 2nd » Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
• 2nd » Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress
• 3rd » Fearne Cotton, English radio and television host
• 4th » Richard Garcia, Australian footballer
• 4th » Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter (Flyleaf (band) e.g Flyleaf)
• 5th » Nina Eichinger, German actress
• 5th » Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist
• 5th » Ann Marie Rios, American porn actress
• 5th » Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player
• 6th » Yuki Abe, Japanese footballer
• 6th » Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 6th » Mark Teahen, American baseball player
• 6th » Heather Vandeven, American model and actress
• 7th » Paul McCoy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (12 Stones)
• 7th » Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer
• 8th » Selim Benachour, Tunisian footballer
• 8th » Māris Ļaksa, Latvian basketball player
• 8th » Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
• 8th » Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
• 9th » Julie Gonzalo, Argentinian-American actress
• 9th » Nancy Wu, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 10th » Marco Chiudinelli, Swiss tennis player
• 10th » Germán Denis, Argentinian footballer
• 11th » Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer
• 11th » Charles Kelley, American singer-songwriter (Lady Antebellum)
• 11th » Dylan Klebold, American student and murderer, conducted the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)
• 12th » Marty Adams, Canadian actor
• 12th » Alan Arruda, Brazilian footballer
• 12th » Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress
• 12th » Staciana Stitts, American swimmer
• 12th » Hosea Chanchez, American actor
• 13th » Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
• 13th » Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler
• 14th » Miyavi, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dué le Quartz and Skin (Japanese band) or S.K.I.N.)
• 14th » Katie Lee (food critic) known as Katie Lee, American chef, author, and critic
• 14th » Stefan Reisinger, German footballer
• 14th » Ashley Roberts, American singer, dancer, and actress (Pussycat Dolls)
• 16th » Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, singer, and producer
• 16th » Alexis Bledel, American actress
• 16th » LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter
• 17th » Casey Janssen, American baseball player
• 17th » Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer
• 17th » Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter
• 18th » JeA (singer) e.g JeA, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (Brown Eyed Girls)
• 18th » Nicole da Silva, Australian actress
• 18th » Sebastián Decoud, Argentinian tennis player
• 18th » Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
• 18th » Kristaps Valters, Latvian basketball player
• 19th » Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist
• 19th » Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player
• 20th » Joanie Dodds, American model
• 20th » Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
• 20th » David McMillan (American football) known as David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
• 20th » Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (d. 2014)
• 20th » Jordan Tata, American baseball player
• 21st » Nicole Richie, American actress, singer, fashion designer, and author
• 21st » Rimi Sen, Indian actress
• 22nd » Ashley Eckstein, American actress
• 22nd » Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
• 23rd » Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver
• 23rd » Natalie Horler, German singer (Cascada and Siria)
• 23rd » Helen Richardson-Walsh, English field hockey player
• 23rd » Misti Traya, American actress
• 24th » Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver
• 24th » Drew Gooden, American basketball player
• 24th » Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress
• 25th » Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player
• 25th » Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
• 25th » Sarah Jayne Dunn, English actress
• 25th » Gemma Garrett, Irish model, Miss Great Britain or Miss Great Britain 2007
• 25th » Van Hansis, American actor
• 25th » Lee Norris, American actor
• 25th » Angelo Palombo, Italian footballer
• 25th » Shane Tutmarc, American singer-songwriter and producer (Dolour)
• 26th » Aras Baskauskas, American reality show contestant, winner of 'Survivor: Panama'
• 26th » Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 26th » Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
• 26th » Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, German actress
• 26th » Serena Williams, American tennis player
• 27th » Cytherea (pornographic actress) or Cytherea, American porn actress and producer
• 27th » Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
• 27th » Sophie Crumb, American illustrator
• 27th » Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
• 28th » Greg Anderson (pianist) called Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer
• 28th » José Calderón (basketball) e.g José Calderón, Spanish basketball player
• 28th » Melissa Claire Egan, American actress
• 28th » Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress
• 28th » Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer
• 28th » Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player (CSS (band) or CSS)
• 29th » Aris Galanopoulos, Greek footballer
• 29th » Leonid Gulov, Estonian rower
• 29th » Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian-Spanish handball player
• 29th » Shane Smeltz, German-New Zealand footballer
• 30th » Cecelia Ahern, Irish author
• 30th » Kristina Barrois, German tennis player
• 30th » Dmytro Boyko, Ukrainian footballer
• 30th » Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
• 30th » Brandon Watson, American baseball player

Famous Deaths for September 1981

• 1st » Ann Harding, American actress and singer (b. 1901)
• 1st » Albert Speer, German architect and author (b. 1905)
• 3rd » Alec Waugh, English author (b. 1898)
• 7th » Christy Brown, Irish-English author, poet, and painter (b. 1932)
• 8th » Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian guru, philosopher, and educator (b. 1897)
• 8th » Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (b. 1901)
• 8th » Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 9th » Robert Askin, Australian sergeant and politician, 32nd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1907)
• 9th » Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (b. 1901)
• 14th » Furry Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1899)
• 14th » William Loeb III, American publisher (b. 1905)
• 15th » Harold Bennett, English actor (b. 1899)
• 15th » Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (b. 1906)
• 22nd » Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (b. 1893)
• 23rd » Chief Dan George, Canadian actor, author, and poet (b. 1899)
• 24th » Patsy Kelly, American actress and singer (b. 1910)
• 27th » Robert Montgomery (actor) e.g Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer (b. 1904)
• 28th » Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (b. 1908)
• 29th » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1913)

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