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June 28, 1981

On June 28, 1981, a powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. 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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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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On June 28, 1981

  1. 1981 A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.

    1981 attack on the Islamic Republican Party headquarters in Tehran, Iran

    On 28 June 1981, a powerful bomb went off at the headquarters of the Islamic Republican Party (IRP) in Tehran, while a meeting of party leaders was in progress. Seventy-four leading officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran were killed, including Chief Justice Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, who was the second most powerful figure in the Iranian Revolution.

Arrivals

Born on June 28, 1981

Savage 1981– New Zealand hip hop artist
Michael Crafter 1981– Musical artist
Guillermo Martínez 1981– Cuban javelin thrower
Brandon Phillips 1981– American baseball player (born 1981)

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Died on June 28, 1981

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The class of 1981

Others born in 1981

Antonis Fotsis 1981– Greek basketball player
Bjørn Einar Romøren 1981– Norwegian ski jumper
Laura Bell Bundy 1981– American actress and singer
Liz McClarnon 1981– English singer and dancer
Michael Pitt 1981– American actor, model and musician
Alexei Semenov 1981– Russian ice hockey player

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