January 19th, 1981.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on January 19th, 1981.

• Boxing legend Muhammad Ali talks a suicidal man down off a ledge in Los Angeles.
• Iran hostage crisis: Iran and the United States reach a deal to release 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
• 22-year-old American photographer Francesca Woodman commits suicide.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on January 19th, 1981.

• United States: Starting Over - John Lennon
• United Kingdom: Imagine - John Lennon

Take me back to January 19th, 1981!

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

The date is January 19th, 1981, and it's a Monday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Capricorn. In America, the song Starting Over by John Lennon is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, Imagine by John Lennon is the number one hit song. Jimmy Carter is currently the President of the United States, and the movie 9 to 5 is at the top of the Box Office. In the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher is the current Prime Minister.

In fashion, women are currently wearing jelly shoes, turtleneck sweaters, loose high-waist pants, crop tops and puffer jackets lined with fur. Meanwhile, men have been ditching the disco look of the 70s in favor of athletic clothing such as tracksuits and sports jerseys. The "preppy" look has also been making a comeback. Because it's 1981, the radio stations are being dominated by artists such as Kim Carnes, Soft Cell, Phil Collins, John Lennon, Stars On 45, Diana Ross and Olivia Newton-John. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Bob Marley, Terry Fox, Adam Walsh and Bill Shankly would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "The Two Ronnies", "The Waltons", "M*A*S*H" and "Barney Miller". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Breakout", "Lunar Lander", "Asteroids" and "Missile Command". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Battle of the Planets" and "Thundarr the Barbarian".

Popular toys at the moment include the likes of the Easy-Bake Oven, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Screwball Scramble and Monchhichi / Chicaboo.

News topics, nostalgic fads, and pop culture events.

These are trending news stories and fads that were prevalent at this time. These are topics that would have been in the media on January 19th, 1981.

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  1981 in music.

  Popular music artists in 1981 included Kim Carnes, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Rick Springfield, Kool & the Gang, Hall & Oates, Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Parton and REO Speedwagon.

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  The Rubik's Cube.

  During 1981 and 1982, the Rubik's Cube became a craze. The toy was so popular that books on how to solve it regularly made it into the top ten selling books list.

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  Who were the best NBA players in 1981?

  The best NBA players in 1981 were Julius Erving, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Gervin and Dennis Johnson.

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  1981 in movies.

  Movies released in 1981 included Raiders of the Lost Ark, On Golden Pond, Superman II, Arthur, Stripes, The Cannonball Run, Chariots of Fire, For Your Eyes Only, The Four Seasons, Escape from New York, The Evil Dead, Mad Max 2, An American Werewolf in London and Time Bandits.

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  Who were the best football players in 1981?

  In 1981, the best soccer players were Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Paul Breitner, Bernd Schuster, Michel Platini, Oleg Blokhin, Dino Zoff, Ramaz Shengelia, Alexsandr Chivadze, Liam Brady and John Wark.

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  Chariots of Fire.

  "Chariots of Fire" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1981.

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  Lech Walesa.

  The architect of the Gdansk Agreement, Lech Walesa, was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1981.

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  Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes"

  "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes won a Grammy for 1981's Song of the Year.

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  Iran-Iraq War.

  Between September, 1980 and August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.

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  Early 1980s fashion.

  The early 80s saw a minimalist approach to fashion, with some trends carrying over from the late 1970s. Sweaters, fur-lined puffer jackets, tunics, ripped jeans, leotards, velour tracksuits, tube tops, knee-length skirts, high-waisted pants and embroidered jeans were all popular during this period. The colors during the early 1980s were subdued, quiet and basic. Varying shades of brown, tan, and orange were in fashion.

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  The Atari 2600.

  During this period, the Atari 2600 was the dominant game system.

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  The Iran hostage crisis.

  The Iran hostage crisis was ongoing during this period. Between November 4th, 1979 and January 20th, 1981, 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran. The hostages were taken into captivity after a group of Iranian college students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran.

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  The Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981.

  During this time, the Atlanta murders of 1979 - 1981 were taking place. At least 28 children and young adults were murdered before Wayne Williams was eventually arrested and convicted.

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  The Walkman.

  In the late 1970s and 1980s, portable cassette players such as the "Sony Walkman" were becoming more and more common.

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  People are using wallpaper to decorate their homes.

  Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• 42 years, 2 months and 4 days have passed since January 19th, 1981.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 04 of 1981.
• Leap Year: 1981 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on January 19th, 1981 will be 42 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1981 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 348710400.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around January 19th, 1981.

• December 24th, 1980: Britain's Roswell: Multiple witnesses report seeing strange lights near the RAF Woodbridge station in Suffolk, England.
• January 2nd, 1981: Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe (The Yorkshire Ripper) is arrested.
• January 8th, 1981: UFO case: An unidentified flying object leaves physical evidence in a field outside of Trans-en-Provence in France.
• January 16th, 1981: Irish civil rights leader Bernadette McAliskey is wounded after loyalist gunmen break into her home in Tyrone and shoot her.
• This date: January 19th, 1981
• January 20th, 1981: Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States.
• January 20th, 1981: Iran releases 52 American hostages after 14 months of captivity.
• January 21st, 1981: The first production car of the DMC DeLorean is completed.
• January 25th, 1981: Super Bowl XV: The Oakland Raiders defeat the Philadelphia Eagles at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
• February 8th, 1981: Karaiskakis Stadium disaster: 21 soccer fans are trampled to death during a game between Olympiacos and AEK Athens in Greece.
• February 13th, 1981: Over 20KM of sewer lines and streets are destroyed in Louisville, Kentucky after hexane vapors from a processing plant cause a series of explosions.
• February 14th, 1981: 48 people are killed after a fire breaks out at the Stardust nightclub in Dublin, Ireland.

Personality traits.

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Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on January 19th, 1981, will have the star sign Capricorn.
• Zodiac Element: Earth.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1981 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: January 19th, 1981 falls under the Goose.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of January will have the birthstone Garnet.
• Birth flower (January): The Carnation and the Snowdrop.

Photos of early 1980s fashion.

Photographs of early 1980s fashion and hairstyles.

Cars in 1981.

1981 saw the introduction of cars such as the Chevrolet Cavalier, the DMC DeLorean, the Honda City, the Nissan Maxima, the BMW 5 Series (E28) and the Chevrolet Camaro (third generation).

Were you born on this date?

If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1981.

This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.

If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out January 19th, 1987, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on January 19th, 1981 was most likely conceived around April 28th, 1980.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on January 19th, 1981 is close to October 12th, 1981.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about January 19th, 1981.

• A total of 15,403 days have passed since this date.
• 2,200 weeks have passed.
• 1,330,819,200 seconds have passed since the January 19th, 1981.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,552,622,400 times.
• Since January 19th, 1981, the Earth has travelled approximately 686,702,707,200 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 221,803,200 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 114,450,451 steps. That's about 50,867 miles!
• Since this date, 15,969,830 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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