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11 January 1981 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 January 1981 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1981
- The Irish chart song for 1981 was “Don't You Want Me” by Human League.
- Top Film of 1981
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1981 was Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 January 1981 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 January 1981 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 January
- 1972 East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
- 1973 Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
- 1977 The first episode of Finnish children's TV show Pikku Kakkonen ("Little Number Two") is aired on Yle TV2.
- 1986 The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened.
- 1994 The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin.
Famous people born on 11 January
- Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (1755–1804)
- Jamie Vardy, English footballer (born 1987)
- Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress (born 1982)
- Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (1946–2022)
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Events of 1981 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1981 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 March – Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in the Maze Prison (Long Kesh) near Lisburn (Northern Ireland).
- 5 March – A petrol strike ended when 800 tanker drivers resumed work.
- 10 April – Hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Life in Ireland in 1981
Taoiseach
Charles Haughey
Petrol (per litre)
£1.25/gal
Loaf of Bread
£0.34
Average House
£25,000
Weekly Wage
£56
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Famous Faces Born in the 1980s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Ruth Kearney11 November 1984ActressView their day →Katie Taylor2 July 1986Footballer & boxerView their day →Domhnall Gleeson12 May 1983ActorView their day →Jessie Buckley28 December 1989Actress & singerView their day →Kerry Condon9 January 1983ActressView their day →Nicola Coughlan9 January 1987ActressView their day →Vogue Williams2 October 1985Model & media personalityView their day →Aidan Turner19 June 1983ActorView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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