At A Glance

18 January 1981 at a glance

Day of the week
18 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 18 January is Capricorn.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 18 January 1981 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 18 January 1981 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 18 January

  • 1974 A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
  • 1977 Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announce they have identified a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
  • 1978 The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
  • 1981 Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
  • 1983 The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.

Famous people born on 18 January

  • Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1971)
  • Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer (born 1955)
  • Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor (born 1969)
  • Karim Adeyemi, German footballer (born 2002)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1981 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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