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Famous Births
- Jan. 03: Eli Manning - New York Giants
- Jan. 06: Rinko Kikuchi - Babel
- Jan. 28: Elijah Wood - Lord of the Rings
- Feb. 17: Paris Hilton - Heiress
- Feb. 17: Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 3rd Rock...
- Feb. 27: Josh Groban - Musician
- Mar. 28: Julia Stiles - The Bourne Ultimatum
- Apr. 11: Alexandre Burrows - Vancouver Canucks
- Apr. 19: Hayden Christensen - Star Wars
- Apr. 28: Jessica Alba - Sin City
- Jun. 09: Natalie Portman - Star Wars
- Jul. 09: Jeff Hoard - Mahalo
- Dec. 02: Britney Spears - Musician
- Dec. 27: Emilie de Ravin - Lost
- Dec. 28: Sienna Miller - Stardust
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Famous Deaths
- Apr. 12: Joe Louis - Boxer
- May 11: Bob Marley - Musician
- Jun. 28: Terry Fox - Canadian Hero
- Oct. 06: Anwar Sadat - Egyptian Leader
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Chart Toppers
- Jan. 03: John Lennon - Starting Over
- Jan. 31: Blondie - The Tide Is High
- Feb. 07: Kool & the Gang - Celebration
- Feb. 21: Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
- Feb. 28: Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
- Mar. 14: Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
- Mar. 21: REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
- Mar. 28: Blondie - Rapture
- Apr. 11: Hall and Oates - Kiss on My List
- May. 09: Sheena Easton - Morning Train
- May 16: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- Jun. 20: Stars on 45 - Medley
- Jun. 27: Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
- Jul. 25: Air Supply - The One That You Love
- Aug. 01: Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
- Aug. 15: Ross/Richie - Endless Love
- Oct. 17: Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
- Nov. 07: Hall and Oates - Private Eyes
- Nov. 21: Olivia Newton John - Physical Billboard: Historical Billboard Charts
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54th Academy Awards
- Presented on: March 29, 1982
- Best Picture: Chariots of Fire
- Lead Actor: Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond
- Lead Actress: Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond
- Best Director: Warren Beatty for Reds
- Best Documentary: Genocide directed by Arnold Schwartzman RopesofSilicon: Complete Oscar winners list
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January 24 1981
*January 24: New York Islanders forward. Mike Bossy scores his 50th Goal in 50 games to tie a record previously held by Maurice Richard. -
February 1981
- February 24: Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Charles was engaged to Diana Spencer.
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March 1981
- March 9: Dan Rather made his debut as anchorman of the CBS Evening News.
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March 30 1981
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April 27 1981
April 27: The first integrated mouse intended for use with a personal computer makes its appearance with the Xerox Star workstation. -
May 1981
- May 6: Design by Maya Ying Lin, a 21 year old Yale University architecture student from Ohio, selected to become the Vietnam War Memorial
- May 12: Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded in St. Peter's Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.
- May 6: Design by Maya Ying Lin, a 21 year old Yale University architecture student from Ohio, selected to become the Vietnam War Memorial
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June 1981
- June 22: Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of John Lennon.
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July 1981
- July 29: Prince Charles of Great Britain married Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
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September 1981
- September 25: Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female to is on the Supreme Court.
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October 1981
- October 6: Anwar Sadat the 3rd President of Egypt was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo.
- October 7: In Egypt Vice President Hosni Mubarak is named to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat.
- October 9: France abolishes Capital Punishment.
- October 6: Anwar Sadat the 3rd President of Egypt was assassinated during a military parade in Cairo.
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November 1981
- November 23: To being the Iran Contra Scandal, President Ronald Reagan sign the National Security Decision Directive 17 which gives the CIA authority to create a 500-man army of Contra rebels to overthrow the Nicaragua government.
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December 1981
- December 10: Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru was named the 5th United Nations Secretary General.
- December 14: Israel's parliament pushed through legislation that annexed the Golan Heights, an area it had captured from Syria in 1967.
- December 28: The first ever American "test tube baby" is born in Norfolk Virginia, using the in-vitro fertilization procedure
- December 10: Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru was named the 5th United Nations Secretary General.
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