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1981
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1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
- January 20 – Hostages from the Iran hostage crisis are released at the same time when Ronald Reagan is inaugurated for the first time as President of the United States.
- January 21 – The first DeLorean automotive is released in Northern Ireland.
- January 27 – The Indonesian passenger ship Tamponas 2 catches fire and capsizes in the Java Sea, killing 580.
- January 29 – Adolfo Suárez resigns as Prime Minister of Spain.
- February 4 – Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway.
- February 8 – Polish Prime Minister Józef Pinkowski resigns and is replaced by General Wojciech Jaruzelski.
- February 25 – Adolfo Suárez leaves his office as Prime Minister of Spain.
- March 30 - Shortly after being inaugurated, John Hinckley, Jr. tries to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. He survives the attack.
- July 29 – Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales.
- November 9 – Céline Dion's first album is released in Canada.
Births
- January 4 – Alicia Keyes, American singer
- January 28 – Elijah Wood, American actor
- January 31 – Justin Timberlake, American singer and actor
- February 11 – Kelly Rowland, American singer
- February 24 – Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
- March 3 – Justin Gabriel, South African professional wrestler
- April 28 – Jessica Alba, actress
- June 5 – Sebastien Lefebvre, Canadian Musician-Simple Plan
- June 7 – Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
- June 9 – Natalie Portman, Israeli actress
- July 30 – Hope Solo, American goal keeper
- August 8 – Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
- September 4 – Beyoncé Knowles, American singer and actress
- September 8 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
- September 26 – Serena Williams, American tennis player
- October 31 – Frank Iero MCR
- December 2 – Britney Spears, American singer and actress
- December 27 – Patrick Sharp, Canadian professional ice hockey player
Deaths
Movies released
- Absence of Malice
- An American Werewolf in London
- Any Which Way You Can
- Arthur
- The Boat Is Full
- Bustin' Loose
- Chariots of Fire
- Excaliber
- For Your Eyes Only
- The Four Seasons
- The Fox and the Hound
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Friday the 13th, Part 2
- The Great Muppet Caper
- Halloween II
- Heaven's Gate
- Mommie Dearest
- Omen III: The Final Conflict
- On Golden Pond
- Only When I Laugh
- Pennies From Heaven
- Pixote
- Quest for Fire
- Ragtime
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Reds
- Sogni d'oro
- Stevie
- Stripes
- Superman II
- Tarzan, the Ape Man
- They Don't Wear Black Tie
Hit songs
- "The Tide Is High" – Blondie
- "Celebration" – Kool & The Gang (2)
- "9 To 5" – Dolly Parton (2)
- "I Love A Rainy Night" – Eddie Rabbitt (2)
- "Keep On Loving You" REO Speedwagon (1)
- "Rapture" – Blondie (2)
- "Kiss On My List" – Daryl Hall & John Oates (3)
- "Morning Train (9 To 5)" – Sheena Easton
- "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
- "Stars On 45 Medley" – Stars On 45 (1)
- "The One That You Love" – Air Supply (1)
- "Jessie's Girl" – Rick Springfield
- "Endless Love" – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (9)
- "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" – Christopher Cross (3)
- "Private Eyes" – Daryl Hall & John Oates
- "Physical" – Olivia Newton-John
New books
- Ill Seen Ill Said – Samuel Beckett
- Arabian Nights and Days – Naguib Mahfouz
- La Bicyclette Bleue (The Blue Bicycle) – Régine Deforges
- Bliss – Peter Carey
- Creation – Gore Vidal
- Cujo – Stephen King
- Distant Star – Samuel R. Delany
- Famous Last Words – Timothy Findley
- Flames Across the Border – Pierre Berton
- Giants of the Ottawa Valley – Joan Finnegan
- The Glitter Dome – Joseph Wambaugh
- The Golden Age of Science Fiction – Kingsley Amis
- Goodbye, Janette – Harold Robbins
- Gorky Park – Martin Cruz Smith
- Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving
- An Indecent Obsession – Colleen McCullough
- Licence Renewed – John Gardner
- Masquerade – Kit Williams
- Midnight's Children – Salman Rushdie
- No Time for Tears – Cynthia Freeman
- Noble House – James Clavell
- Other People: A Mystery Story – Martin Amis
- Red Dragon – Thomas Harris
- Strata – Terry Pratchett
- Tar Baby – Toni Morrison
- The Third Deadly Sin – Lawrence Sanders
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