Thatcher Ministry - Changes. January 1981: Francis Pym succeeds Norman St John-Stevas as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Pym succeeds Angus Maude as Paymaster-General. John Nott succeeds Pym as Secretary of State for Defence. John Biffen succeeds Nott as Secretary of State for Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Leon Brittan succeeds John Biffen as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. St John-Stevas resigns as Minister for the Arts. His successor is not in the cabinet. The post of Secretary of Stat ...

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1981 - January. January 1 - Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver January 3 - Eli Manning, American football player January 6 - Mike Jones, American rapper January 12 - Quentin Griffin, American football player January 15 - El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer January 15 - Howie Day, American singer and songwriter January 17 - Scott Mechlowicz, American actor January 20 - Jason Richardson, American basketball player January 20 - ...

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1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1981 - Events. January - Sarawak chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 13 - Donna Griffiths, a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins a uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days Janua ...

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1981 in South Africa - Football Rugby Union. 30 May - The South Africa (Springboks) beat Ireland 23-15 6 June - The Springboks beat Ireland 12-10 ...

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Charles Haughey (Irish name Cathal Ó hEochaidh; born on September 16, 1925), was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving three terms in office; 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992. He was the fourth leader of Fianna Fáil from 1979 until 1992. Charlie Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin in 1957, and was re-elected at each election until 1992. Haughey also served as Minister for Health & Social Welfare (1977-1979), Minister for Finance (1966-1970), Min ...

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Body heat may refer to: Thermoregulation, the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries Body Heat, a 1981 neo-film noir written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan Other related archivesBody Heat, Thermoregulation

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Worapoj Petchkoom (born May 18, 1981, Thai วรพจน์ เพชรขุ้ม) is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight (54 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He was born in Surat Thani Province. Other related archives1981, 2004 Summer Olympics, May 18, Surat Thani Province, Thai, boxer

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Watcher or Watchers may refer to: the Grigori, a class of fallen angels in Biblical mythology a Watcher, a member of a secret organisation devoted to tracking and combating malevolent supernatural entities in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer a Watcher, a member of a secret organisation devoted to tracking Immortals in the Highlander television series the Watcher, a character in the "Logopolis" serial (1981) of the television series <

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Ariel Durant, born Chaya Kaufman, (May 10, 1898-October 25, 1981) was the co-author of The Story of Civilization. Durant was born in Proskurov in Russia to Ethel Appel Kaufman and Joseph Kaufman. The family emigrated to the United States in 1901. She met her future husband, Will Durant, while a student at Ferrer Modern School in New York. Will was a teacher at the school at the t ...

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CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, adapted by Richard Stilgoe. CATS was first shown in London's West End, at New London Theatre, on May 11, 1981. It was originally produced onstage by Cameron Mackintosh and ALW's The Really Useful Theatre Company. The show then made its debut on Broadway on October 7, 1982 at the Winter Garden Theatre. It played 8,949 performances in London and 7,485 in New York, making it ...

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1981 in South Africa - February. Two people are injured when a bomb explodes in a Durban shopping centre 1981 in South Africa - April. 14 April - A section of railway line between Richards Bay and Vryheid is destroyed by Umkhonto we Sizwe and coal trucks derailed 16 April - Bishop Desmond Tutu is arrested and his passport is confiscated 21 April - Limpet mines explode as destroy two ...

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AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of American Airlines (AA). It is pronounced "advantage," i.e. the first letter is silent. Launched May 1, 1981, it was the first such loyalty program in the world, and remains the largest with more than 50 million members as of 2005. Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets, upgrade service class, or obtain free or discounted car rentals, hotel stays, merchandise, or other products and services through partners. The most active members, based on the amount and pri ...

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Barry Michael Rose (born 24 May 1934) is a renowned choir trainer and organist. He is best remembered for conducting the choir of St Paul's Cathedral at the wedding of Lady Diana Frances Spencer and HRH The Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday 29 July 1981. Born in Chingford, England, Barry Rose grew up accompanying the choir of his local church. After a spell as organist at St. Andrew's, Kingsbury, at the age of 25 he became the youngest cathedral orga ...

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B7 or B-7 may refer to: Vitamin B7, Biotin. The B7 (protein), important in the immune system. The Douglas Y1B-7, a bomber of the United States Army Air Corps. HMS B7, a B-class submarine of the Royal Navy. B7, the IATA code for UNI Airways, Taiwan. B7, an international standard paper size (88×125 mm), defined in ISO 216. Blake's 7, a BBC science fiction television series first broadcast in 1978–1981. It is also slang on the GameFAQ

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Beth Henley (born May 8, 1952), of Jackson, Mississippi, is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. Henley attended Southern Methodist University. Her most famous play, Crimes of the Heart, was her first produced professionally. It opened at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and moved to New York. Crimes of the Heart won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of 1981. The play also earned Henley a Tony award nomination and her screenplay for the film version of Crimes of the He ...

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Robert Gerard Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (March 9, 1954–May 5, 1981) was a convicted Irish republican who died on hunger strike in Long Kesh prison, Northern Ireland. Bobby Sands was born in Rathcoole, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland and brought up in Abbots Cross, Newtownabbey. His family moved several times due to the constant intimidation of Catholics by loyalists, although it was not always clear the Sands were Catholics as their last name derived from Bobby's Protestant paternal grandfather. On leaving sc ...

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Venture is a 1981 arcade game by Exidy. The goal of Venture is to collect treasure from a dungeon. The player, named Winky, is equipped with a bow and arrow and explores a dungeon with rooms and hallways. The hallways are patrolled by large, tentacled monsters (the creatively-named "Hallmonsters", according to Exidy) who cannot be injured, killed, or stopped in any way. Once in a room, Winky may kill monsters, avoid traps and gather treasures. If he stays in any room too long, a Hallmonster will enter the room and try to chase and kill him. In this way, the Hallmonsters serve the ...

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William Eldridge Odom (born 1932) is a retired U.S. Army officer. From 2 November 1981 to 12 May 1985, Odom, then a Lieutenant General, served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. From 1985 to 1988, he served as the director of the National Security Agency. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he specializes in military issues, intelligence, and international relations. He is also an adjunct professor at Yale University, where he teaches seminar coures ...

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Alina Cojocaru(born May 27, 1981) is a female principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. She was born in Bucharest, Romania. She joined the Royal Ballet in 1999 and became a principal dancer in 2001. She has played such classic roles as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. Alina Cojocaru - External link. Official Bio at the Royal Opera House Website a fairy-tale ballet-dancing careeran article ...

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