July 5th, 1981.

On this day.

What happened on July 5th, 1981?

• Rioting and looting takes place on the streets of Toxteth, Liverpool.

Music charts.

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 5th, 1981.

• United States: Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
• United Kingdom: One Day In Your Life - Michael Jackson

Take me back to July 5th, 1981!

Let's take a stroll down memory lane!

The date is July 5th, 1981, and it's a Sunday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Cancer. Currently, people are enjoying their weekend.

The 4th of July celebrations in America have come and passed. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual. In America, the song Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes is on top of the singles charts.

Over in the UK, One Day In Your Life by Michael Jackson is the number one hit song. Ronald Reagan is currently the President of the United States, and the movie Superman II 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 Adam Walsh, Bill Shankly, William Holden and Natalie Wood would all be still alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "M*A*S*H", "The Facts of Life", "Knots Landing" and "The Greatest American Hero". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Breakout", "Asteroids", "Pac-Man" and "Missile Command". Children and teenagers are currently watching television shows such as "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", "Battle of the Planets" and "Thundarr the Barbarian".

If you're a kid or a teenager, then you're probably playing with toys such as Lite-Brite, VertiBird (toy helicopter), Big Jim (action figure) and Fischer Price cassette player.

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 July 5th, 1981.

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  The AIDS epidemic begins.

  In the middle of 1981, the AIDS epidemic officially began after the CDC reported that an unusual type of pneumonia had been discovered in five homosexual men in LA.

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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 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.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 41 years, 8 months and 18 days have passed since July 5th, 1981.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 27 of 1981.
• Leap Year: 1981 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on July 5th, 1981 will be 41 years old.
• Generation: People born in 1981 belong to the Generation Y (Millennial) generation.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 363135600.

Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around July 5th, 1981.

• June 5th, 1981: News of AIDS begins to spread, as the CDC issues a report about a rare case of "pneumonia" that has been found in five homosexual men.
• June 7th, 1981: Israel carries out an airstrike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor.
• June 9th, 1981: Soccer: Ron Atkinson becomes the new manager of Manchester United.
• June 10th, 1981: IRA member Joe Doherty and seven other prisoners escape from Crumlin Road Jail in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• June 13th, 1981: A 17-year-old man is arrested after he fires six blank cartridges at Queen Elizabeth in London.
• June 18th, 1981: US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart announces that he will be retiring in July.
• June 19th, 1981: The Cannonball Run (1981) is released.
• June 21st, 1981: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is released in theaters.
• June 21st, 1981: Serial killer Wayne Williams is arrested in Atlanta.
• June 22nd, 1981: Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the 1980 murder of Beatles singer John Lennon.
• June 26th, 1981: The film Stripes (1981), starring Bill Murray, is released in movie theaters.
• June 28th, 1981: 74 leading members of the Islamic Republican Party are killed after a bomb explodes during an IRP meeting in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
• June 28th, 1981: Canadian athlete Terry Fox dies from cancer at the age of 22.
• July 3rd, 1981: AIDS epidemic: The New York Times publishes a story about a "rare cancer" that has been found in 41 homosexuals.
• This date: July 5th, 1981
• July 10th, 1981: The Fox and the Hound (1981) is released.
• July 10th, 1981: The film Escape from New York (1981) is released.
• July 10th, 1981: Ken McElroy is murdered in Skidmore, Missouri.
• July 17th, 1981: The movie Arthur (1981) is released in cinemas.
• July 17th, 1981: Soft Cell release their version of the song "Tainted Love".
• July 17th, 1981: 114 people are killed after two walkways collapse during a tea dance at the Hyatt Regency Kansas City hotel.
• July 18th, 1981: Over 100 people are injured after a hunger strike demonstration turns violent in Dublin, Ireland.
• July 27th, 1981: The infamous murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh occurs in Hollywood, Florida.
• July 29th, 1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana are married in London, England.
• July 30th, 1981: Thousands of people take part in several hunger demonstrations across Poland.
• August 1st, 1981: The music channel MTV is launched.
• August 1st, 1981: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie release the song "Endless Love".
• August 3rd, 1981: 13,000 air traffic controllers go on strike in the United States.

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 July 5th, 1981, will have the star sign Cancer.
• Zodiac Element: Water.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1981 was the year of the Rooster (Yin Water).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
• Native American Zodiac: July 5th, 1981 falls under the Woodpecker.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of July will have the birthstone Ruby.
• Birth flower (July): The Larkspur and the Water Lily.

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 July 5th, 1987, instead.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on July 5th, 1981 was most likely conceived around October 12th, 1980.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on July 5th, 1981 is close to March 28th, 1982.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about July 5th, 1981.

• A total of 15,236 days have passed since this date.
• 2,176 weeks have passed.
• 1,316,394,000 seconds have passed since the July 5th, 1981.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 1,535,793,000 times.
• Since July 5th, 1981, the Earth has travelled approximately 679,259,304,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 219,399,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 113,209,884 steps. That's about 50,316 miles!
• Since this date, 15,796,728 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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