1981

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1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.

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Births

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Deaths

January

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Harold Urey
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Beulah Bondi

February

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Bill Haley

March

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Max Delbrück

April

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Omar Bradley
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Joe Louis

May

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Bob Marley
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Stefan Wyszyński
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Soong Ching-ling
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Ziaur Rahman
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Giuseppe Pella

June

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Terry Fox

July

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William Wyler

August

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Melvyn Douglas
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Béla Guttmann
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Mohammad-Ali Rajai

September

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Albert Speer
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Robert Montgomery
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Rómulo Betancourt

October

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Gloria Grahame
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Anwar Sadat
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Moshe Dayan

November

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William Holden
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Natalie Wood

December

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Ferruccio Parri
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Movies released

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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
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