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March 30, 1981Born on Tuesday March 31, 1981
- Elisa Nicole Petrenko McAuley, Kitchener, Ontario Canada
- Paula(Paula) van der Zalm, Leiden
- Michael Joseph Lippmann, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
Died on Tuesday March 31, 1981
- Cornelia Maria Nolet (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina (Annie) Draaijer (75), Amsterdam
- Alexander Franciscus Wilhelm Langeveld (67), Leek
- Elisabeth Ermen (88), Haaren, Nederland
- Allen C. McCollom (88), Charleston, Mississippi Co., Missouri
- Dirkje de Vor (84)
- Cornelis Jan Jans (69), Amsterdam
- Aleida Theodora Wenting
- Egbertien (Dien) Jager (83), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alberdina Stuifzand (62), Vaassen, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 31, 1981 at Delpher
Born on March 31
- 1980 » Karolina Lassbo, Swedish lawyer and blogger
- 1980 » Kate Micucci, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1980 » Martin Albrechtsen, Danish footballer
- 1980 » Matias Concha, Swedish footballer
- 1980 » Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 » Han Tae-you, South Korean footballer
- 1981 » Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer
- 1981 » Pa Dembo Touray, Gambian footballer
- 1981 » Ryan Bingham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1981 » Thomas Chatelle, Belgian footballer
Died on March 31
- 1975 » Percy Alliss, English golfer (b. 1897)
- 1976 » Paul Strand, American photographer and director (b. 1890)
- 1978 » Astrid Allwyn, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1978 » Charles Herbert Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin (b. 1899)
- 1980 » Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (b. 1913)
- 1980 » Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (b. 1905)
- 1981 » Enid Bagnold, English author and playwright (b. 1889)
- 1983 » Christina Stead, Australian author and academic (b. 1902)
- 1986 » Jerry Paris, American actor and director (b. 1925)
- 1988 » William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1981
- 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.
- February 23 » In Spain, Antonio Tejero attempts a coup d'état by capturing the Spanish Congress of Deputies.
- June 28 » A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.
- July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- August 12 » The IBM Personal Computer is released.
- August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
- November 12 » Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.
Weather March 31, 1981
The temperature on March 31, 1981 was between 6.9 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.