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1981 in the United States

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1981
in
the United States

Decades:
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Events from the year 1981 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) (until January 20)
Ronald Reagan (R-California) (starting January 20)
Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) (until January 20)
George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) (starting January 20)
Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) (until January 3)
Howard Baker (R-Tennessee) (starting January 3)

Events

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January

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January 20: Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th U.S. president
January 20: George H. W. Bush becomes the 43rd U.S. vice president
January 20: The Iran hostage crisis ends with their release

February

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March

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March 30: Reagan assassination attempt

April

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April 12: The first Space Shuttle launch

May

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  • May 11 – The Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley dies at age 36 from cancer.
  • May 15 – Donna Payant is murdered by serial killer Lemuel Smith, the first time a female correctional officer has been killed on-duty in the United States.

June

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July

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July 17: Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

August

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August 19: Gulf of Sidra incident

September

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October

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November

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December

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Ongoing

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Births

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January

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Eli Manning
Mike Jones
Jared Kushner
Pitbull
Elizabeth Tulloch
Alicia Keys
Elijah Wood
Justin Timberlake

February

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Dawn Olivieri
Uzo Aduba
Stephanie Beatriz
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Paris Hilton
Josh Gad
Josh Groban

March

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Zach Cregger
Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryan Steil
Young Buck
Julia Letlow
Julia Stiles
Ryan Bingham

April

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Tulsi Gabbard
JP Sears
Alessandra Ambrósio
Hayden Christensen
Troy Polamalu
Jessica Alba
Kunal Nayyar

May

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Robert Buckley
Danielle Fishel
Rami Malek
Jeremy Bobb
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Daniel Bryan
Anders Holm

June

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Johnny Pemberton
Amy Schumer
T.J. Miller
John E. James
Natalie Portman
Chris Evans
Brandon Flowers
Joe Johnson

July

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Ryan Hansen
Brad James
Taylor Kinney
Blake Lewis
Chrishell Stause
Summer Glau
M. Shadows

August

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Abigail Spencer
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Meagan Good
Ross Marquand
Chad Michael Murray
Rachel Bilson
Jake Owen

September

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Beyoncé
Lacey Sturm
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jennifer Hudson
Alexis Bledel
Nicole Richie
Christina Milian
Serena Williams

October

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Robert Drysdale
Cameron Esposito
Holly Holm
Tila Tequila
Sam Brown
Ivanka Trump

November

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Scottie Thompson
Jason Dunham
Mekia Cox
Nasim Pedrad
Allison Tolman
Bryant McFadden
Beau Bokan

December

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Britney Spears
Philip Rivers
Kevin Phillips
Amy Lee
Krysten Ritter
Sienna Miller
Ericka Dunlap

Full date unknown

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Ryan Dahl
Arlen Escarpeta
Frankie Shaw

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Bombing of Beirut". Journal of Palestine Studies. 11 (1): 218–225. 1981. doi:10.1525/jps.1981.11.1.00p0366x.
  2. ^ http://www.chickenshow.com/events/ April 11, 2012
  3. ^ "Anthony Ervin". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^
    • Career statistics and player information from MLB
  5. ^ Cullinan, Bernice E.; Person, Diane Goetz (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. New York: Continuum. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-82641-778-7.
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