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1981 (disambiguation) 1981 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1981 may also refer to: 1981 (film), a 2009 film by Ricardo Trogi. "1981" (song), a song by Gyroscope. "1981", a song by Green Day, from their 2024 album Saviors. H.R. 1981, the Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011.
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May 13, 1981 (Wednesday) Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he entered St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience. At 5:17 pm local time (11:17 am EST), the Pontiff was wounded by Agca, who fired from a distance of 15 feet.
11. října – V Praze byl dopaden [7] sériový vrah Ladislav Hojer, který se v letech 1978 – 1981 na celém území republiky (v Děčíně, v Praze, v Brně a u Košic) dopustil nejméně 5 brutálních sexuálně motivovaných vražd žen. Doznal se také k 18 znásilněním. Šlo o primitivní, asociální, výrazně agresivní ...
Bob Champion, a 32-year-old cancer survivor, is the popular winner of the Grand National with his horse Aldaniti. [20] 5 April – The 1981 UK Census is conducted. 10 April – Bobby Sands, an IRA member on hunger strike in the Maze prison, Northern Ireland, is elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in a by election.
The 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 35th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1981 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1981 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers, which were contested over a fifteen-race series that commenced on 15 March and ended on 17 October.
Computer science. March 5 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research, going on to sell over 1.5 million units worldwide. April 3 – The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. July 9 – Nintendo releases the arcade game Donkey ...
