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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in September 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 September 1981: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of September 1981?


Events

  • 01 Sep 1981 Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees
  • 03 Sep 1981 Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game
  • 04 Sep 1981 Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7
  • 06 Sep 1981 Bob Lemon becomes the New York Yankees' manager for the second time.
  • 07 Sep 1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
  • 09 Sep 1981 Vernon E Jordan resigns as President of National Urban League
  • 10 Sep 1981 Guernica of Pablo Picasso returns to Spain
  • 11 Sep 1981 2nd government of Agt forms
  • 12 Sep 1981 95th US Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats M Navratilova
  • 13 Sep 1981 33rd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Hill St. Blue, Judd Hirsh and Isabel Sanford wins
  • 14 Sep 1981 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV
  • 15 Sep 1981 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical Laborem exercens against capitalism / marxism
  • 16 Sep 1981 1st broadcast of Miami Vice on NBC-TV
  • 17 Sep 1981 Fernando Valenzuela sets NL rookie record with 8th shutout of season
  • 18 Sep 1981 Assemblee Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
  • 19 Sep 1981 Satellites China 10 and 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket.
  • 20 Sep 1981 Belize declares independence
  • 21 Sep 1981 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from the UK
  • 24 Sep 1981 Enterprise Radio (all sports) resigns air
  • 25 Sep 1981 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour
  • 26 Sep 1981 First flight of the Boeing 767 airliner.
  • 27 Sep 1981 Day in Hollywood, A Night.., closes at John Golden New York after 588 performances
  • 28 Sep 1981 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two black joggers in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • 29 Sep 1981 US Senate confirms Elizabeth Jones as US Mint chief engraver.
  • 30 Sep 1981 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Music charts

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

  1. - Endless Love
  2. - Slow Hand
  3. - Queen Of Hearts
  4. - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)youtube
  5. - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Green Door
  2. - Tainted Love
  3. - Hooked On Classics
  4. - Prince Charming
  5. - Happy Birthday

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Das Boot

Das Boot

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen

Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch

Country: United States of America

My Dinner with Andre

My Dinner with Andre

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Louis Malle

Starring: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler

Country: United States of America

Vice Versa

Vice Versa

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Brian Gilbert

Prem Geet

Prem Geet

Release year: 1981

Directed by: Sudesh Issar

Starring: Raj Babbar, Anita Raj, Rajni Sharma, Showkar Janaki

Willo the Wisp

Willo the Wisp

Release year: 1981

Books

Which were the most popular books released in September 1981?
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The Last Days Of America by Paul Erdman

The Last Days Of America

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Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction

Masquerade by Kit Williams

Masquerade

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Schocken Books. NY. Copyright-1979. This publication-1980. "First American edition." First printing (no later dates, number/letter lines). Blue boards with impressions of the author's initials (KW), in lower corner of frontboard.

Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith

Gorky Park

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"Brilliant . . . enough enigmas in enigmas in enigmas to reel in the mind."-The New YorkerTriple murder at Moscow amusement center: Three corpses were found frozen in snow. Faces

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.

The Glitter Dome by Joseph Wambaugh

The Glitter Dome

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This is the most wild bar in Chinatown. Wing, the proprietor, will steal all your bar change whenever he can.