The following lists significant events that happened during 1981 in Singapore.
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- 25 January and 7 February - Adrian Lim, a self-professed medium, Catherine Tan Mui Choo and Hoe Kah Hong murders two children as "sacrifices" in a case known as the Toa Payoh ritual murders. This case becomes the second-longest murder trial in Singapore at that time, taking 41 days to complete. The three suspects are found guilty and sentenced to hang. The sentences are carried out on 25 November 1988.[1]
- 29 January – Rui En, Actress.
- 27 March – JJ Lin, Singer.
- 17 July – Jeremy Chan, Actor.
- 25 July – Kaira Gong, Singer
- 4 October – Alfred Sim, Singer, winner of Project SuperStar (season 3).
- 5 October – Kelvin Tan, Singer.
- 15 November – Joanna Dong, Singer and third place of Sing! China (season 2).
- 10 December – Taufik Batisah, Singer, winner of Singapore Idol (season 1).
Munoo, Rajendra. "Adrian Lim Murders". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.