18th March 1981
Foot and mouth arrives in Jersey
When foot and mouth was detected in Jersey cattle in March 1981, it was the first time the disease had been found in the British Isles for more than a decade, and the first confirmed case in Jersey since 1958. It had been found on farms in Brittany the previous month and apparently been carried to Jersey on the wind. All transportation of animals to and from Jersey was suspended.
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Other events that occured in March
Subversive designer Edmund Blampied is born
- Edmund Blampied was an accomplished artist working in several different media. He designer banknotes with hidden messages.
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Singer and actress Alma Stanley dies in prison
- Jersey-born Alma Stanley, who had been one of the most famous stage actors of her time, died in Holloway prison in 1931.
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French woman’s first full day as a convict
- A French woman spent her first full day as a convict after setting fire to a 14-year-old's clothes, killing her in the process.
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Publisher and ad-man Sir Hedley Le Bas dies
- Sir Hedley Le Bas came up with the slogan Your Country Needs You, which Britain used in its First World War recruitment campaign.
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