▁July ▁ 8 ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Irish ▁hung er ▁strike : ▁Irish ▁republic an ▁volunte er ▁Joe ▁Mc D onn ell ▁dies ▁at ▁H M ▁Pr ison ▁Maz e ▁( Long ▁K esh ) ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁after ▁a ▁ 6 1 - day ▁hung er ▁strike . ▁ ▁July ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Don key ▁Kong ▁is ▁released , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁Don key ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mario ▁sm ash ▁hit ▁ar cade ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁N intendo ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 0 ▁ ▁Mah ath ir ▁bin ▁Moh am ad ▁becomes ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Malays ia . ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Hand sw orth ▁ri ots ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁begin , ▁followed ▁by ▁further ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁England ▁ri ots ▁in ▁several ▁urban ▁areas ▁including ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 6 – 2 1 ▁– ▁England ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁this ▁century ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁cr icket ▁Test ▁match ▁after ▁the ▁follow - on ▁when ▁they ▁beat ▁Australia ▁by ▁ 1 8 ▁runs ▁at ▁He ading ley ▁cr icket ▁ground , ▁Le eds , ▁England . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 ▁ ▁Hy att ▁Reg ency ▁walk way ▁collapse : ▁Two ▁sk yw al ks ▁filled ▁with ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁Hy att ▁Reg ency ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri , ▁collapse ▁into ▁a ▁crow ded ▁at rium ▁lo bb y , ▁killing ▁ 1 1 4 . ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁aircraft ▁bomb ▁Be ir