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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1981.
The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on March 1981: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1981?


Events

  • 01 Mar 1981 Sophisticated Ladies opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances
  • 02 Mar 1981 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC
  • 05 Mar 1981 Bring Back Birdie opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 4 performances
  • 06 Mar 1981 Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of CBS Evening News
  • 07 Mar 1981 Bring Back Birdie closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 4 performances
  • 08 Mar 1981 Dennis Lillee ct by Queensland 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
  • 09 Mar 1981 Max Delbrnck, German/US biologist (Nobel Prize 1969), dies at age 74 (born 1906).
  • 11 Mar 1981 Chile constitution takes effect; military dictator Augusto Pinochet is sworn in as President for another 8-year term.
  • 12 Mar 1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial in Richmond, Virginia.
  • 13 Mar 1981 Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca
  • 15 Mar 1981 Broadway Follies opens / closes at Nederlander Theater, New York City
  • 17 Mar 1981 FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team, forms.
  • 18 Mar 1981 Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in one period (they beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4).
  • 19 Mar 1981 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
  • 20 Mar 1981 Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Doctor.
  • 22 Mar 1981 1st class postage raised to 18 cents from 15 cents
  • 23 Mar 1981 US Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions.
  • 24 Mar 1981 Nightline with Ted Koppel premieres on ABC
  • 25 Mar 1981 (to March 26) Bowers and Ruddy Galleries auctions part of the Garrett coin collection.
  • 26 Mar 1981 Police and Albanian demonstrators battle in Kosovo, Yugoslavia.
  • 27 Mar 1981 John Lennon releases Watching the Wheels in the UK
  • 28 Mar 1981 Christa Rothenburger skates ladies world record 500 metre (40.18 seconds).
  • 29 Mar 1981 Woman of the Year opens at Palace Theater NYC for 770 performances
  • 30 Mar 1981 President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.
  • 31 Mar 1981 53rd Academy Awards - Ordinary People, R De Niro and Sissy Spacek win

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in March 1981?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - I Love A Rainy Night
  2. - 9 To 5
  3. - Keep On Loving Youyoutube
  4. - Raptureyoutube
  5. - Woman

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Vienna
  2. - Jealous Guy
  3. - Shaddup You Face
  4. - This Ole House
  5. - Woman

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Christiane F.

Christiane F.

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Uli Edel

Starring: Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski

Country: United States of America

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Carlos Saura

Starring: Antonio Gades, Cristina Hoyos, Juan Antonio Jiménez, Carmen Villena

Baila Comigo

Baila Comigo

Release year: 1981

Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Nicolas Vanier

Thief

Thief

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in March 1981?
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The Last Mafioso by Ovid Demaris

The Last Mafioso

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The Key To Rebecca by Ken Follett

The Key To Rebecca

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When it was first published over twenty years ago, The Key to Rebecca drew a lot of attention from readers and critics. It is still one of the most important espionage novels. Take a look

Brain by Robin Cook

Brain

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Both suspected something was amiss in the medical research center they were working at. Both wondered why a young, beautiful woman died during an operation.

You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen

You Can Negotiate Anything

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Herb Cohen believes that the world is a huge negotiating table. And, whether you like it or not: You are a negotiator. You can deal with your spouse, boss or bank manager, your children, solicitor or department store manager.

Nice Girls Do by Irene Kassorla

Nice Girls Do

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You can be like Nice Girls and now you can too