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- Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the USA
- The space shuttle Colombia makes it's maiden flight
- President Reagan is wounded in an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton. John W. Hinckley, Jr. 25, shoots the President and three others in the attack
- IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands dies in the Maze Prison after 65 days without food
- Francois Mitterand becomes President of France
- Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assasinated in Cairo
- Mark Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for the murder of John Lennon
- Pope John Paul ll survives an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square
- Simon And Garfunkel reunite for a concert in Central Park
- Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer marry at St. Pauls Cathedral
- 52 Iranian hostages are freed after 444 days imprisonment. The release was negotiated by President Carter
- MTV first airs on August 1, 1981, first song on MTV -- the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
- Sandra Day O'Conner become first Supreme Court Justice
- A seven week baseball strike, longest in history causes a "split" season
- John MacEnroe, The "Ugly America" wins his third straight Wimbledon
- The largest merger in history occurred when DuPont aquires Conoco for 7.9 Billion
- First test tube baby is born
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- Chariots Of Fire
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark
- On Golden Pond
- The French Lieutenants Woman
- Reds
- Superman II
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Weeks at No.1 |
| PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John |
10 |
| ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross And Lionel Richie |
9 |
| BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes |
9 |
| KISS ON MY LIST Hall And Oates |
3 |
| ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) Christopher Cross |
3 |
| CELEBRATION Kool And The Gang |
2 |
| 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton |
2 |
| I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt |
2 |
| RAPTURE Blondie |
2 |
| MORNING TRAIN (9 TO 5) Sheena Easton |
2 |
| JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield |
2 |
| PRIVATE EYES Hall And Oates |
2 |
| KEEP ON LOVING YOU Reo Speedwagon |
1 |
| THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply |
1 |
| MEDLEY Stars On 45 |
1 |
| THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie |
1 |
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- Bill Haley, US rock 'n' roll star
- William Holden, US actor
- Natalie Woods, US actress
- Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae star
- Harry Chapin, US folk musician
- Hoagy Carmichael, Composer
- William Saroyan, U.S. playwright
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