Events from the year 1981 in Taiwan,

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. This year is numbered Minguo 70 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Chiang Ching-kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...

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Hsieh Tung-min Hsieh Tung-min (; 25 January 1908 – 9 April 2001) was the ninth Governor of Taiwan Province (1972–1978), the sixth and first local Taiwanese Vice President of the Republic of China (1978–1984) under president Chiang Ching-kuo. Family an ...

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Sun Yun-suan Sun Yun-suan (; 10 November 1913 – 15 February 2006) was a Chinese engineer and politician. As minister of economic affairs from 1969 to 1978 and Premier of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1984, he was credited for overseeing the transfo ...

* Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung,

Chiu Chuang-huan Chiu Chuang-huan (; 25 July 1925 – 2 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Vice Premier from 1981 to 1984. Born in Changhua, Chiu was of Hakka ancestry from Raoping, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China China, officially the Peop ...

Events

January

* 11 January – The opening of Alishan Station in Alishan Township,

Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

March

* 2 March – The establishment of

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. * 29 March – 12th National Congress of Kuomintang in Taipei.

April

* 1 April – The opening of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in Banqiao City, Taipei County.

July

* 1 July ** The establishment of

Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER; ) is a Taiwan-based international policy think tank for economic and industry-related research. It conducts both public research and fee-supported research. History After the ending of d ...

in Taipei. ** The official establishment of

Taitung Airport Taitung Airport () is an airport serving Taitung City, in Taitung County, Taiwan.Airport i ...

Taitung County Taitung County (; Mandarin pinyin: ''Táidōng Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tâi-tang-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Thòi-tûng-yen''; Paiwan: ''Valangaw'';lit:Eastern part of Taiwan) is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island ...

August

* 22 August – The crash of

Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 was a flight from Taiwan Taipei Songshan Airport to Kaohsiung International Airport that crashed on 22 August 1981, killing all 110 people on board. The Boeing 737-222 aircraft disintegrated in midair and cras ...

over Taipei.

October

* 31 October – The establishment of Chung Cheng Aviation Museum in

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang To ...

(now Taoyuan City).

December

* 25 December – The upgrade of

Douliu Douliu ( Hokkien POJ: ''Táu-la̍k'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is also the political and economic center of the county. Douliu City is served by National Highway No. 3. Name Its former nam ...

, Magong, Miaoli, Nantou and Xinying from urban townships to a county-administered cities.

Births

* 9 January – Sun Shu-may, pop singer, actress and TV host * 22 January – Alan Ko, singer and actor * 2 February –

Peggy Hsu Peggy Hsu (, born 2 February 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, music composer, and music producer. She is the founder and lead vocalist/keyboardist of the band "Le Cirque". Since her first appearance on the Mandarin music scene in 2001 ...

, singer-songwriter, music composer and music producer * 4 February – Tsai Shu-min, swimmer * 17 February –

Hope Lin Hope Lin () is a Taiwanese actress. Filmography Television series References External links * * 1981 births 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Living people Taiwanese television actresses People from Pingtung County {{Ta ...

, actress * 22 March **

Frankie Huang Brando Huang (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Career Born in Huwei, Yunlin, Huang is originally an engineer at Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, but had an interest in performing since young. Discovered by co ...

, actor and television host **

Kaiser Chuang Kaiser Chuang or Chuang Kai-hsun (; born 22 March 1981) is a Taiwanese actor. Early life and career Born in Changhua County, Chuang graduated from the department of drama of Taipei National University of the Arts. He has appeared in the fil ...

, actor * 25 March – Yang Sen, professional baseball player * 1 April – Annie Liu, actress * 13 May –

Jag Huang Jag Huang (; born 13 May 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, screenwriter and acting coach who began his career in theater. He is known for starring in the television series '' Wake Up''. Personal life Huang married actress Tsai Hsuan-yen in 2012. T ...

, actor * 24 May –

Linda Liao Linda Liao (, now known as 廖語晴; born 24 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, VJ and professional gamer. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-ea ...

, singer, actress, VJ and gamer * 30 May –

Deserts Chang Deserts Chang (; born 30 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Early life Deserts Chang was born as Chiao An-p'u () on 30 May 1981 to a high socio-economic status family. Her father, Chiao Jen-ho (), is a former secretary-general of t ...

, singer and songwriter * 18 June – Ella Chen, singer and actress * 8 August –

Candie Kung Candie Kung (; born 8 August 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Amateur career Kung was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was a three-time American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All-American and was nam ...

, golfer * 16 August –

Wan Wan Wan Wan () is a Taiwanese comics artist, blogger, illustrator and actress. One of the most well-known online illustrator in Taiwan. She is also the very first blogger who participate in commercial advertisement and movie “''You are the Apple o ...

, actress * 24 August –

Jiro Wang Jiro Wang (; born 24 August 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor, who started his career as a model. Wang is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit. Life Jiro Wang was born August 24, 1981, in Taiwan. He graduated ...

, model, actor and singer * 2 October – Timi Zhuo, singer and actress * 14 October –

Roy Chiu Roy Chiu (; born 14 October 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and racing driver. He earned two Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor nominations for his performances in ''Dear Ex ''Dear Ex'' () is a 2018 Taiwanese comedy-drama film co- ...

, actor, singer and race driver * 26 October – Chou Ssu-chi, baseball player * 31 October – Selina Jen, singer and actress * 1 November –

Lin Tzu-hui Lin Tzu-hui (; born 1 November 1981) is a Taiwanese powerlifter. She competed in the 2004 in Athens and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and won a gold medal in each.Sharon Hsu, actor and singer * 16 November – Yvonne Yao, actress * 20 November –

Athena Lee Yen Athena Lee Yen or Cloud Yin (born 20 November 1981) is a Taiwanese actress who graduated from the New Taipei Municipal Jui-Fang Industrial High School. Private life She married who was chairperson of Changhua County and the chairperson of th ...

, actress

Deaths

* 5 February – Feng Yong, educator, military leader and politician * 20 November – George Yeh, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949–1958)

References

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