About the day » Thursday April 2, 1981Calender converter

• Bianca Catharina Maria Ruitenberg, Venhuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Johannes Matthijs Jansen, Amsterdam, Nederland
• Dave Stanley Braam († 2014)
• Susan Vanlieshout († 1997)
• Arjan Peter Josef Kalksma, Utrecht († 1986)

• Connor Fox (83), Weirton, Hancock Cnty, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Arnoldus Roestenburg (74), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Anne van der Sloep (84), Smallingerland
• Cornelia van Eck (85), Tiel
• Anna Betschart (81), Hauptstrasse 68, Muotathal
• Cornelius Lambertus Antonius van Uden (69), Arnhem, Nederland
• Albert Bernardus van de Vorst (54), Eindhoven
• Antonia Helena van Eldik (71)
• Adrianus Keijzer (80), Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Lamberta Wilhelmina van Bladel (78), Goirle

• 1980 » Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
• 1980 » Avi Benedi, Israeli singer and songwriter
• 1980 » Carlos Salcido, Mexican international footballer, defender
• 1980 » Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1980 » Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver († 2004)
• 1980 » Wairangi Koopu, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1981 » Kapil Sharma, Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter and actor
• 1981 » Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
• 1982 » Jeremy Bloom, American football player and skier
• 1982 » Marco Amelia, Italian footballer

• 1972 » Franz Halder, German general (b. 1884)
• 1972 » Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887)
• 1974 » Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (b. 1911)
• 1977 » Walter Wolf, German academic and politician (b. 1907)
• 1987 » Buddy Rich, American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)
• 1989 » Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer (b. 1939)
• 1992 » Jan van Aartsen, Dutch politician (b. 1909)
• 1992 » Juanito, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954)
• 1994 » Betty Furness, American actress, consumer advocate, game show panelist, television journalist and television personality (b. 1916)
• 1994 » Marc Fitch, British historian and philanthropist (b. 1908)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Mark
4. Peter
5. Johannes
6. Michael
7. Maarten
8. Hendrik
9. Robert
10. Sander
11. David
12. Dennis
13. Willem
14. Pieter
15. Patrick
16. Paul

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Kim
4. Esther
5. Marieke
6. Johanna
7. Anna
8. Jessica
9. Wendy
10. Jennifer
11. Suzanne
12. Judith
13. Sarah
14. Sandra
15. Laura
16. Elisabeth

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
• January 28 » Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
• March 1 » Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze.
• April 3 » The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
• April 11 » A massive riot in Brixton, south London results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
• May 25 » In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• July 19 » In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.

The temperature on April 2, 1981 was between 7.2 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.