January 1981 calendar

Events

• 01 Jan 1981 International Year for the Disabled begins
• 02 Jan 1981 Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, West Indies versus Pakistan.
• 03 Jan 1981 Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 100 metre butterfly (58.91s).
• 04 Jan 1981 Frankenstein opens and closes on Broadway
• 05 Jan 1981 Nightline with Ted Koppel extended from 20 minutes to 30 minutes
• 06 Jan 1981 50th hat trick in New York Islanders' history - John Tonelli scores five goals.
• 08 Jan 1981 Pirates of Penzance opens at Uris Theater in New York City, New York for 772 performances.
• 09 Jan 1981 Francisco Balsamao elected President of Portugal.
• 10 Jan 1981 John Severin sets 100-mile unicycle speed record, 9 hours 21 minutes.
• 11 Jan 1981 Tintypes closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 93 performances
• 12 Jan 1981 Dynasty with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV
• 13 Jan 1981 Barbara Sonntag, Colorado, crochets record 147 stitches/minutes for 30 minutes.
• 14 Jan 1981 FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish
• 15 Jan 1981 Hill Street Blues premieres on NBC-TV
• 16 Jan 1981 John Lennon releases Woman in the UK
• 17 Jan 1981 Philippino President Marcos ends state of siege
• 18 Jan 1981 Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity
• 19 Jan 1981 US and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages
• 20 Jan 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed
• 21 Jan 1981 Bernhard Goetz is assault for 1st time on a New York subway train
• 22 Jan 1981 40th Islander shut-out opponent-3-0 vs. Red Wings-Billy Smith 15th
• 23 Jan 1981 First Richard Nixon museum opens (San Clemente, California).
• 24 Jan 1981 Kim Hughes scores 213 versus India at Adelaide.
• 25 Jan 1981 Super Bowl XV: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, QB
• 26 Jan 1981 Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 versus Australia at Adelaide Oval.
• 27 Jan 1981 The Indonesian passenger ship ''Tamponas 2'' catches fire and capsizes in the Java Sea, killing 580.
• 28 Jan 1981 Olympic Glory oil tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills one million gallons of oil in a ship collision.
• 30 Jan 1981 8th American Music Awards: Kenny Rogers wins.
• 31 Jan 1981 The Tide Is High by Blondie hits #1

Famous Birthday

• Justin Timberlake

  American musician who became famous as a member of the rock group 'N Sync, which included Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris...

• Alicia Keys

  Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.

• Alicia Keys

  Alicia Keys is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.

• Clara Morgane

  French former pornographic actress, singer, and TV host.

• Elijah Wood

  Movie Actor.

• Elijah Wood

  Movie Actor.

• Pitbull (rapper)
• Riya Sen
• Ray J

  American rapper and singer.

• Jared Kushner

  Businessman.

• Beverley Mitchell

  American actress.

• Jérémie Renier

  Belgian actor, made his film debut in "La promesse" (1996).

• Audrey Lamy
• Izabella Miko

  Movie Actress.

• Colin O'Donoghue

  Movie Actor.

• Genevieve Cortese

  American actress.

• Jamelia (singer)
• Travis Gibb

  American noted family, third son of Linda and Barry Gibb.

• Daniel Cudmore

  Canadian actor and stuntman.

• Michel Teló

  Brazilian singer-songwriter.

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Famous Deaths

• David Lynch

  American director and screenwriter, one of the most talented and imaginative contemporary film makers of the 20th century.

• Samuel Barber

  West Chester, Pennsylvania -- Composer (Pulitz, School for Scandal).

• Richard Boone

  American actor best known as Paladin, the cultured gun-fighter in his TV series, "Have Gun, Will Travel," 1958-1960.

• Cozy Cole

  American drummer (d. 1981).

• Bernard Lee

  London, England -- Actor (M in James Bond movies).

• Richard Talmadge

  Actor (Speed Reporter).

• Princess Alice

  Countess of Athlone (Born 1883).

• Harold C Urey

  American chemist, Nobel laureate (Born 1893).

• Kazimierz Serocki

  Polish composer (Born 1922).

• Fawn M Brodie

  American historian (Born 1915).

• Adele Marie Astaire

  actress/sister of Fred Astaire (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at age 82.

• Leo Collard

  Belgian minister of Education (1946/1954-58), dies at age 78.

• Hephzibah Menuhin

  American-Jewish concert pianist (Born 1920).

• A J Cronin

  Scottish writer (Born 1896).

• Matthew ''Stymie'' Beard

  American actor (Born 1925).

• John O'Grady

  Australian writer (They're a Weird Mob) (Born 1907).

• Loukas Panourgias

  Greek footballer (Born 1899).

• Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi

  Pakistani historian and educationist (Born 1903).

• Matthew Beard

  American actor and singer (d. 1981).

• Ruth Lowe

  Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
2. Blondie - The Tide Is High
3. Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say
4. Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks
5. Barbra Streisand - Guilty

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. John Lennon - Imagine
2. John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
3. Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
4. Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
5. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over