▁Ireland , ▁dying ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁I RA ▁hung er ▁strik ers ▁to ▁die . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Chile an ▁military ▁dict ator ▁August o ▁P ino ch et ▁is ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Chile ▁for ▁another ▁ 8 - year ▁term . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 7 ▁– ▁In ▁Italy ▁the ▁Pro pag anda ▁Due ▁Mason ic ▁l odge ▁is ▁discovered . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁Three ▁workers ▁are ▁killed ▁and ▁ 5 ▁injured ▁during ▁a ▁ground ▁test ▁of ▁Space ▁Sh utt le ▁Columbia ▁at ▁Kennedy ▁Space ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 9 ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁London ▁Mar athon ▁starts ▁with ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁run ners . ▁ ▁March ▁ 3 0 ▁– ▁Att empt ed ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan : ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁is ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁ch est ▁outside ▁a ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁hotel ▁by ▁John ▁Hin ck ley , ▁Jr .; ▁ 2 ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁James ▁Br ady ▁are ▁also ▁wounded . ▁ ▁April ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Day light ▁saving ▁time ▁is ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁ ▁April ▁ 4 ▁– ▁UK ▁pop ▁group ▁Buck s ▁F izz ' s ▁song ▁M aking ▁Your ▁Mind ▁Up ▁wins ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁April