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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Dreyer was born an illegitimate child in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was soon orphaned. His adoptive parents were strict Lutherans, and their teachings were to influence the themes of many of his films. As a young man, Dreyer worked as a journalist, eventually finding his way into jobs writing title cards for silent films and then writing screenplays. His first forays into directing were met with limited success, and he eventually le ...

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1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). 1904 - Events. 1904 - January-March. January 7 - The distress signal CQD is established only to be replaced two years later by SOS. February 7 - The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. February 8 - Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts Russo-Japanese War February 10 – Roger Casement publi ...

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1981 - January. 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 January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and her husband Januar ...

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1904 - January-March. January 7 - The distress signal CQD is established only to be replaced two years later by SOS. February 7 - The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. February 8 - Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts Russo-Japanese War February 10 – Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in Congo February 17 - Puccini's Madame Butterfly debuts in Milan to no great success < ...

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1981 - January-February. 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 January 16 - Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette Devlin McAliskey and her husband < ...

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1981 - January. January 5 - Harold C. Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1893) January 5 - Lanza del Vasto, Italian-born philosopher, poet, and activist (b. 1901) January 6 - A.J. Cronin, Scottish novelist (b. 1896) January 10 - Katherine Alexander, American actress (b. 1898) January 23 - Samuel Barber, American composer (b. 1910) 1981 - February. February 1 - Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian composer (b. 1908) See also:

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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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1904 - January-February. January 1 - Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Pakistani politician (d. 1982) January 3 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997) January 10 - Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987) January 14 - Cecil Beaton, English photographer (d. 1980) January 18 - Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986) January 22 - George Balanchine, Russian-born choreographer (d. 1983) January 22 - Arkady Gaidar, Russian children's writer (d. 1941)See also:

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1981 - January-March. 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 Januar ...

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