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6 February 1981 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 6 February 1981 was a Friday.
- 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 6 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 6 February 1981 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 6 February 1981 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 6 February
- 1976 In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
- 1978 The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
- 1981 The National Resistance Army of Uganda launches an attack on a Ugandan Army installation in the central Mubende District to begin the Ugandan Bush War.
- 1987 Justice Mary Gaudron becomes the first woman to be appointed to the High Court of Australia.
- 1989 The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
Famous people born on 6 February
- Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (1911–2004)
- Mike Farrell, American actor and producer (born 1939)
- Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (1895–1948)
- Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and cultural icon (1945–1981)
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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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