Nokia - The world's first international cellular network and the first to allow international roaming
Time: 1981
Place: Finland
Details: Nokia also acquired Mobira, a mobile telephony company, which was the foundation of its future mobile phones business. In 1981, Mobira launched the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) service, the world's first international cellular network and the first to allow international roaming.
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Kosovo War-4,000 Serbs moved from Kosovo to central Serbia
 Thursday Jan 1, 1981  - Kosovo


Marco van Basten-Playing for Ajax
 1981  - Amsterdam, Netherlands


Sepp Blatter-General Secretary
 1981  - FIFA headquarters, Zurich, Switzerland


Kosovo War-Open and total war
 1981  - Kosovo


Christine Lagarde-Joined Baker & McKenzie
 1981  - Chicago, Illinois , U.S.


Colombian conflict-The Creation of The 1981 Muerte a Secuestradores (MAS)
 1981  - Colombia


Computer animation-SGI
 1981  - U.S.


Cameras-Sony Mavica
 1981  - Tokyo, Japan


Carlos Slim-Cigarros la Tabacelera Mexicana (Cigatam)
 1981  - Mexico


Nicaraguan Revolution-Ronald Reagan cancelled the dispersal of Economic Aid to Nicaragua
 Jan, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.


Microprocessor-Intel's First 32-bit Microprocessor
 1981  - California, U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-Operation Nasr
 Sunday Jan 4, 1981  - Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran


Iran–Iraq War-The Battle of Dezful
 Sunday Jan 4, 1981  - Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Iran


Iranian Revolution-The Algiers Accords and The hostages release
 Monday Jan 19, 1981  - Algeria


Jimmy Carter-Fifty-two American hostage
 Tuesday Jan 20, 1981  - Tehran, Iran


Ronald Reagan-A President
 Tuesday Jan 20, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.


Christopher Paul Gardner-Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner's Birth
 Wednesday Jan 28, 1981  - San Francisco, California, U.S.


Jacintha Darlene Gardner-Jacintha Darlene's Brother
 Wednesday Jan 28, 1981  - U.S.


Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner-Birth
 Wednesday Jan 28, 1981  - San Francisco, California, U.S.


Princess Diana-Proposed
 Friday Feb 6, 1981  - United Kingdom


Internet-Number of hosts had grown to 213
 1981  - U.S.


Internet-Computer Science Network (CSNET)
 1981  - U.S.


Diego Maradona-To Boca
 Friday Feb 20, 1981  - La Boca, near Buenos Aires, Argentina


Carlos the Jackal-Bombing of the Radio Free Europe offices
 Saturday Feb 21, 1981  - Munich, Germany


Stuart Long -Long graduation
 1981  - Helena, Montana


Juan Carlos I-Military Coup attempted
 Monday Feb 23, 1981  - Spain


Princess Diana-Engagement
 Tuesday Feb 24, 1981  - London, England, United Kingdom


Johan Cruyff-To Levante
 Mar, 1981  - Levante, Cordoba, Spain


Kosovo War-The First major outbreak occurred in Kosovo's main city
 Sunday Mar 1, 1981  - Pristina, Kosovo


Ronald Reagan-Assassination Attempt
 Monday Mar 30, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-Attack on H3
 Friday Apr 3, 1981  - H-3 Airbase, Iraq


Juan Trippe-Death
 Friday Apr 3, 1981  - New York, U.S.


Hillsborough events-FA Cup semi-final 1981
 Saturday Apr 11, 1981  - Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom


Freddie Mercury-Mercury recorded several tracks with Michael Jackson
 1981  - U.S. and United Kingdom


Bob Marley-Death
 Monday May 11, 1981  - University of Miami Hospital, Miami, U.S.


Pope John Paul II-Unsuccessful Assassination
 Wednesday May 13, 1981  - Vatican City


Greyfriars Bobby-Red granite monument
 Wednesday May 13, 1981  - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom


Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon-Llewellyn married Tatiana Soskin
 1981  - England, United Kingdom

Russell Bufalino-Conspiring to kill the witness
 May, 1981  - U.S.


Bob Marley-State Funeral
 Thursday May 21, 1981  - Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica


Disasters with highest death tolls-1981 Golbaf Earthquake
 Thursday Jun 11, 1981  at 10:24:00 AM  - Iran


James Bond-For Your Eyes Only
 Wednesday Jun 24, 1981  - United Kingdom


Bill Gates-Microsoft's company restructuring
 Thursday Jun 25, 1981  - Washington, U.S.


Bill Gates-Microsoft's company restructuring
 Thursday Jun 25, 1981  - Washington, U.S.


World Bank-Alden Winship "Tom" Clausen was President of the World Bank
 Wednesday Jul 1, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.

Pedro López (serial killer)-López confessed murders
 Tuesday Jul 7, 1981  - Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador


Trivial Pursuit-The game released
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Princess Diana-"Fairytale Wedding"
 Wednesday Jul 29, 1981  - London, England, United Kingdom


Prince Charles-1st Marriage
 Wednesday Jul 29, 1981  - St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England


KFC-The African Branches
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex-Birth
 Tuesday Aug 4, 1981  - Los Angeles, California, U.S.


Nicaraguan Revolution-President Reagan Signed National Security Decision Directive Number 7
 Thursday Aug 6, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.


Xanax-Approved
 1981  - U.S.


Angelina Jolie-To New York
 1981  - Palisades, New York, United States


Bicycle-Mountain Bike
 1981  - U.S.


Stan Lee-Moving to California
 1981  - California, U.S.


IBM-Financial Swaps
 1981  - U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-Ending The Iraqi Siege of Abadan
 Saturday Sep 26, 1981  - Abadan, Khuzestan Province, Iran


Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner-Hard days
 1981  - California, U.S.


Zlatan Ibrahimović-Born
 Saturday Oct 3, 1981  - Malmö, Sweden


Ayman al-Zawahiri-The assassination of President Anwar Sadat
 Tuesday Oct 6, 1981  - Cairo, Egypt


Ted Bundy-Not allowed at Raiford Prison
 Oct, 1981  - Florida, U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-The Ambush
 Wednesday Oct 14, 1981  - Iran


James Bond-Licence Renewed was published
 1981  - United Kingdom


James Bond-Marvel Comics published a two-issue comic book adaptation of the film For Your Eyes Only
 1981  - New York City, New York, U.S.


Queen Elizabeth II-Elizabeth II visited New Zealand
 Oct, 1981  - Dunedin, New Zealand


Freddie Mercury-Greatest Hits
 Monday Oct 26, 1981  - England, United Kingdom


Best Buy-Burnsville location featured a high-volume
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Margaret Thatcher-The Anglo-Irish Inter-Governmental Council
 Friday Nov 6, 1981  - England


3D printing-Hideo Kodama filed a patent for this XYZ plotter
 Tuesday Nov 10, 1981  - Japan


Xerox-Xerox released a system similar to the Alto
 1981  - U.S.


Nicaraguan Revolution-President Reagan Signed National Security Directive 17
 Tuesday Nov 17, 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.

Russell Bufalino-Bufalino was sentenced to 10 Years
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Audrey Hepburn-They All Laughed
 Friday Nov 20, 1981  - U.S.


Iran–Iraq War-Operation Tariq al-Qods
 Saturday Nov 28, 1981  - Iran


Black Friday-The earliest known published reference to this explanation occurs
 Saturday Nov 28, 1981  - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.


Christopher Jarrett Medina Gardner-Year of Struggle
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Johan Cruyff-Returned to Ajax
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Iran–Iraq War-Retaken The town of Bostan
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Ted Bundy-Bundy initiated a series of interviews with Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth
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Muhammad Ali Clay-Last match
 Friday Dec 11, 1981  - Nassau, Bahamas


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Joe Biden-Biden became a ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
 1981  - Washington D.C., U.S.


IBM-IBM PC
 1981  - U.S.


Joe Biden-Biden has received honorary degrees from Saint Joseph's University
 1981  - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.


Gulf War-Arms Sales to Iraq reached a record spike
 1981  - Iran

