Date in year · 1981 · The 1980s
On June 13, 1981, at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. The year's #1 song was "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. Antonis Fotsis, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Laura Bell Bundy would arrive in the same year.
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Trooping the Colour is a ceremonial event performed every year on Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom, by regiments of Household Division, to celebrate the official birthday of the sovereign, though the event is not necessarily held on that day. It is also known as the Sovereign's Birthday Parade or the King's Birthday Parade. Similar events are held in other Commonwealth countries.
Around 1981
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.
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Trooping the Colour is a ceremonial event performed every year on Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom, by regiments of Household Division, to celebrate the official birthday of the sovereign, though the event is not necessarily held on that day. It is also known as the Sovereign's Birthday Parade or the King's Birthday Parade. Similar events are held in other Commonwealth countries.
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