Australian rugby player (born 1981)

Ryan Tandy

Ryan Tandy was an international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a prop in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers, Melbourne Storm, and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and in the Super League for Hull Kingston Rovers. He was banned from playing professional rugby league in Australia after being found guilty of spot-fixing during a match in 2010, and in 2014 died of a suspected drug overdose.

Born

1981

September 20

Died

2014

Era

1980s

Country

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About

Ryan, in brief

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Key dates

1981 Born
2014 Died

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1058 Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.
1066 At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.
1187 Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
1260 The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.

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The world in 1981

When Ryan arrived

april 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
april 11 A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
april 12 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
april 14 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

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Also born on September 20

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1981

Beyoncé 1981– American singer-songwriter Amanda Beard 1981– American swimmer Amy Lee 1981– American singer, songwriter and pianist André Lotterer 1981– German race car driver Anthony Ervin 1981– American swimmer Audrey Tang 1981– Taiwanese Minister of Digital Affairs and programmer Cameron Winklevoss 1981– American rower and businessman, co-founded ConnectU Chin-hui Tsao 1981– Taiwanese baseball player Daisuke Sekimoto 1981– Japanese wrestler

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