* 1917 – Frederika of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece ( d. 1981 )

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single " Ashes to Ashes ", its parent album Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ), and " Under Pressure ", a 1981 collaboration with Queen.

Bowie paired with Queen in 1981 for a one-off single release, " Under Pressure ".

* 1981 – At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

* 1981 – The opening of the Humber Bridge by Queen Elizabeth II in England, United Kingdom.

The Irish government refused to attend royal functions as a result ; for example, Patrick Hillery declined on Government advice to attend the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, to which he had been invited by Queen Elizabeth, just as Seán T. O ' Kelly had declined on government advice to attend the 1953 Coronation Garden Party at the British Embassy in Dublin.

Later in 1981, Queen released their first compilation album, titled Greatest Hits, which showcased the group's highlights from 1974 – 1981.

* 23 November 1981: the Moulin Rouge closes for one evening only so as to present its show to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

* Luxmoore ( LX ) ( 57 girls, 1945 ) moved from its original buildings in Canterbury to a purpose-built house in the Precincts, opened by the Queen Mother in 1981.

* The Filth Amendment William Rushton ( Queen Anne Press, 1981 )

Pfeiffer's early acting appearances included television roles in Fantasy Island, Delta House and BAD Cats, and small film roles in Falling in Love Again ( 1980 ) with Susannah York, The Hollywood Knights ( 1980 ) opposite Tony Danza, and Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen ( 1981 ), none of which met with much critical or box office success.

During the 1980s a number of official events in Cathedral life took place: in 1981, the Prince of Wales visited to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Consecration of the Cathedral ; and on Maundy Thursday 1982, Queen Elizabeth II distributed the Royal Maundy at the Cathedral.

She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress with five, for Possession ( 1981 ), One Deadly Summer ( 1983 ), Camille Claudel ( 1988 ), Queen Margot ( 1994 ) and Skirt Day ( 2009 ).

In 2007, Queen released a special edition of Queen Rock Montreal on Blu-ray and DVD formats containing their 1981 concert from The Forum in Montreal, Canada, and their complete Live Aid performance, along with Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing " Is This The World We Created ...?

Hillery also hit the headlines when, on the advice of then Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, he declined Queen Elizabeth II's invitation to attend the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981.

* Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen ( 1981 )

* Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen ( 1981 )

It was built by John Mowlem & Co between 1971 and 1980, first occupied in 1980, and formally opened on 11 June 1981 by HM Queen Elizabeth II.

Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips MBE ( born 15 May 1981 ), commonly known as Zara Phillips and formally as Mrs Michael Tindall, is the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The Milton Keynes campus had actually been built by the university in 1981 and officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1982, prior to the official foundation of De Montfort University as a New University.

From 1961 to 1981 it provisionally replaced (" When You Call, My Country ", French ; Italian, Romansh ) the anthem by Johann Rudolf Wyss ( 1743 – 1818 ) which was set to the melody of God Save the Queen.

The college was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1981.

In 1981, Frankenheimer travelled to Japan to shoot the cult martial-arts action film The Challenge, with Scott Glenn and legendary Japanese star, Toshiro Mifune.

After a season of consolidation, Swansea City again challenged for promotion and travelled to Preston North End on 2 May 1981 in the knowledge that victory would assure them a place in the First Division for the first time in the club's history.

In 1981 Botha travelled with the Springboks to South America ; they subsequently beat Ireland and France in their warm-up to their tour of New Zealand.

There is some pseudo-scholarly literature postulating that Jesus travelled to India after surviving his crucifixion, beginning with Nicolas Notovitch's La vie Inconnue du Jesus Christ ( 1894 ) and Jesus in India ( 1899, 1908, see Roza Bal, Jesus in Ahmadiyya Islam ) and revived in 1980s esotericism ( Holger Kersten 1981, 1983 ).

After graduating in 1981, he travelled widely in Europe, attending private studies with Vinko Globokar and Gérard Grisey in Paris, and observing Japanese drumming and punk rock in Berlin.

In April 1981 Batchelor travelled to Songgwangsa Monastery in South Korea to train in Zen Buddhism under the guidance of Kusan Sunim.

He practised as a solicitor in family and criminal law, and in 1981, travelled to Switzerland with his wife, Merridie, where they both studied theology at International Baptist Seminary Rueschlikon, near Zurich, before returning to Australia to become the minister of St Kilda Baptist Church.

The first two incarnations of the character travelled alongside the Doctor, then in his fourth incarnation ( portrayed by Tom Baker ) until 1981.

By 1981, each of the two models of K-9 which travelled alongside the Doctor had been left with one of the Doctor's female companions.

Willis meanwhile, travelled to India with England in November 1981 for a six Test series against India and one against Sri Lanka.

In 1981, Cañete travelled to the Kali Academy in Torrance, California to teach Cacoy Doce and Eskrido in the United States.

In 1981 Bodek had travelled to Japan to learn about the Toyota Production System, and came across books by Shingo, who as an external consultant had been teaching Industrial Engineering courses at Toyota since 1955.

* 1981 – Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress

* 1981 – A massive riot in Brixton, South London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.

He subsequently expanded the system to include the rest of South America in 1981, and the world in 1989.

Fermanagh is part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Parliamentary Constituency, renowned for high levels of voting and for electing Provisional IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands as a Member of Parliament in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981, shortly before his death.

* 1981 – Shim Eun Jin, South Korean singer ( Baby V. O. X.

* 1981 – Lee Ok-Sung, South Korean boxer

* 1981 – Kim Jae Won, South Korean actor

The present Standard of the Governor of New South Wales, adopted on 15 January 1981

* 1981 – Carlo del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player

* 1981 – Bafo Biyela, South African footballer

* 1981 – Juan Smith, South African rugby player

* 1981 – Adrienne Camp, South African singer-songwriter ( The Benjamin Gate )

* 1981 – U ; Nee, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress ( d. 2007 )

He supported the Commonwealth in campaigning to abolish apartheid in South Africa, and refused permission for the aircraft carrying the Springbok rugby team to refuel on Australian territory en route to their controversial 1981 tour of New Zealand.

* 1981 – Lyn, South Korean singer

* 1981 – DJ Tukutz, South Korean DJ, producer, songwriter ( Epik High )

* 1981 – Lee Bum-Ho, South Korean baseball player

* 1910 – Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer ( d. 1981 )

* 1981 – Lee Dong Wook, South Korean actor

* 1981 – Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress

* 1981 – Jun Ji-hyun, South Korean actress

* 1981 – Shoo, South Korean singer and actress

After Labor's defeat in 1975, Keating became an opposition frontbencher and, in 1981, he became president of the New South Wales branch of the party and thus leader of the dominant right-wing faction.

Sir Robert William Askin GCMG, ( 4 April 19079 September 1981 ) was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party of Australia.