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July 17, 1981: 114 killed in Hyatt Regency Hotel collapse in Kansas City July 29, 1981: Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer in British royal wedding July 16, 1981: Mahathir Mohamad becomes the Prime Minister of Malaysia July 27, 1981: Microsoft buys the secret to its success
The wedding of Prince Charles (later King Charles III) and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981, [1] at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. The groom was the heir apparent to the British throne, and the bride was a member of the Spencer family. The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service.
1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. 1910 – The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered. [5]
Dubbed 'the wedding of the century,' Diana married Prince Charles in St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981. She was 20; he was 32. Diana was the first British citizen to marry an heir to the ...
23 July – Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts, politician (born 1913) 25 July – Alice Head, journalist and businesswoman (born 1886) 26 July Hope Rotherham, croquet player (born 1894) John Widgery, Baron Widgery, judge (born 1911) 28 July – Jack L. Bracelin, Wiccan priest (born 1926) 29 July – Sydney Kyte, bandleader (born 1896)
1981 Handsworth riots in Birmingham begin, followed by further 1981 England riots in several urban areas including Liverpool and Leeds. July 16–21 – England become the first team this century to win a cricket Test match after the follow-on when they beat Australia by 18 runs at Headingley cricket ground, Leeds, England. July 17
July 1 – George Voskovec, Czech-American actor (b. 1905) July 3 – Ross Martin, actor (b. 1920) July 10 – Ken Rex McElroy, murder victim (b. 1934) July 16 – Harry Chapin, singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and activist (b. 1942) July 27 Adam Walsh, murder victim and son of John Walsh (b. 1974) William Wyler, film director (b. 1902) July ...
The riots unfolded in July 1981 from a background of racial tension, inner city poverty, poor housing and high unemployment (which was rising rapidly as a result of the recession at the time). [1] This brought high tension, particularly amongst the area's Caribbean community, culminating in attacks on the local police.