Events in 1981

236 notable events from 1981. Page 1 of 3.

• Marianne Bachmeier
  Mar 6, 1981 · —
• Murder of Adam Walsh
  Jul 27, 1981 · United States
• Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
  Mar 30, 1981 · United States
• Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II
  May 13, 1981 · Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Dominick Napolitano
  Aug 17, 1981 · —
• Mary Louise Day
  Jul 15, 1981 · United States
• 1981 Spanish coup attempt
  Feb 23, 1981–Feb 24, 1981 · Spain
• Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
  Jul 17, 1981 · United States
• Martial law in Poland
  Dec 13, 1981–Jul 22, 1983 · Poland
• Thomas Silverstein
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · United States
• Keddie murders
  Apr 1981 · United States
• Wonderland murders
  Jul 1, 1981 · United States
• Brabant killers
  Dec 31, 1981–Nov 9, 1985 · Belgium
• Assassination of Anwar Sadat
  Oct 6, 1981 · Egypt
• Al Indelicato
  May 5, 1981 · —
• Ripper Crew
  May 23, 1981–Oct 6, 1982 · United States
• Michael Swango
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1997 · —
• Murder of Marcia King
  Apr 22, 1981 · United States
• Beagle conflict
  1981–1984 · Argentina
• Operation Opera
  Jun 7, 1981 · Iraq
• Auriol massacre
  Jul 18, 1981 · France
• Roberto Succo
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1988 · Italy
• Lynching of Michael Donald
  Mar 21, 1981 · United States
• Philip Giaccone
  May 5, 1981 · —
• Laurie Bembenek
  May 28, 1981 · United States
• El Mozote massacre
  Dec 11, 1981 · El Salvador
• Penlee lifeboat disaster
  Dec 19, 1981 · United Kingdom
• Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103
  Aug 22, 1981 · Taiwan
• Burning of the Jaffna Public Library
  Jun 1, 1981 · Sri Lanka
• Hokutan Yūbari New Coal Mine gas outburst accident
  Oct 16, 1981 · Japan
• Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)
  Aug 19, 1981 · Libya
• 1981 Brixton riot
  Apr 10, 1981–Apr 12, 1981 · United Kingdom
• Michael Bruce Ross
  May 12, 1981–Jun 13, 1984 · United States
• Dominick Trinchera
  May 5, 1981 · —
• Murder of Dana Bradley
  Dec 14, 1981 · Canada
• Aeroflot Flight 811
  Aug 24, 1981 · Russian Federation
• Fukagawa Street Murders
  Jun 17, 1981 · Japan
• Killing of Renée Hartevelt
  Jun 11, 1981 · France
• NLM CityHopper Flight 431
  Oct 6, 1981 · Netherlands
• 1981 Brink's robbery
  Oct 20, 1981 · United States
• Our Lady of Kibeho
  Nov 28, 1981–Nov 28, 1989 · Rwanda
• Kireru 17-sai
  Apr 2, 1981–Apr 1, 1987 · Japan
• Midori-sō incident
  Jun 1981 · Japan
• Horace Van Vaultz
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1986 · United States
• Toa Payoh ritual murders
  Jan 24, 1981 · Singapore
• Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308
  Dec 1, 1981 · France
• Multinational Force and Observers
  Aug 3, 1981 · Italy
• Algiers Accords (1981)
  Jan 19, 1981 · Algeria
• Michael Bear Carson and Suzan Carson
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · —
• Murder of Hukum Singh
  Apr 17, 1981 · —
• Stardust fire
  Feb 14, 1981 · Ireland
• Rickey Ray Rector
  Jan 1, 1981 · —
• Kelly Keen coyote attack
  1981 · United States
• Killing of Danny Hansford
  May 2, 1981 · —
• David Alan Gore
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · United States
• 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash
  Feb 7, 1981 · Russian Federation
• Robert Anthony Buell
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · —
• Riocentro bombing
  Apr 30, 1981 · Brazil
• Operation Red Dog
  Apr 27, 1981 · Dominica
• Almería murders
  May 10, 1981–Jul 28, 1982 · Spain
• Murder of Adam Walsh
  Jul 27, 1981 · United States
• Terrorism in Egypt
  Oct 6, 1981 · Egypt
• Crosswords murder
  Jan 15, 1981 · Germany
• 1981 attempted assassination of Ali Khamenei
  Jun 27, 1981 · Iran
• Death of Vishal Mehrotra
  Jul 29, 1981 · United Kingdom
• Assassination of Ziaur Rahman
  May 30, 1981 · Bangladesh
• H-3 airstrike
  Apr 4, 1981 · Iraq
• Murder of Imette St. Guillen
  Mar 2, 1981 · United States
• Pacification of Wujek
  Dec 16, 1981 · Poland
• Bihar train derailment
  Jun 6, 1981 · India
• Disappearance of Katrice Lee
  Nov 28, 1981 · Germany
• Posillipo murder mystery
  Mar 31, 1981 · Italy
• New Cross house fire
  Jan 18, 1981 · United Kingdom
• Aer Lingus Flight 164
  May 2, 1981 · France
• 1981 Iranian Prime Minister's office bombing
  Aug 30, 1981 · Iran
• 1981–1982 Iran massacres
  Jun 20, 1981–Mar 21, 1982 · Iran
• Robert Joseph Silveria Jr.
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1996 · United States
• 1981 Seychelles coup attempt
  Nov 25, 1981 · Seychelles
• Murder of Karen Price
  1981 · United Kingdom
• Murder of Tina Harmon
  Oct 29, 1981 · United States
• 1981 protests in Kosovo
  Apr 3, 1981 · Kosovo
• Omiya mother and daughter murder case
  Apr 4, 1981 · Japan
• Mieczysław Zub
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · Poland
• Philip Workman
  Aug 5, 1981 · —
• Arnfinn Nesset
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1983 · Norway
• Trans-en-Provence case
  Jan 8, 1981 · France
• Edward Dennis Isaac
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1982 · —
• Jon Dunkle
  Jan 1, 1981–Jan 1, 1985 · —
• 1981 Major League Baseball strike
  1981 · Canada
• Kashiwa girl murder case
  Jun 14, 1981 · Japan
• Murder of Lee Standifer
  May 20, 1981 · United States
• Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 342
  Feb 20, 1981 · United States
• Sobral Santos II
  Sep 19, 1981 · Brazil
• Michael Morales (murderer)
  Jan 8, 1981 · —
• Aeroflot Flight 3603
  Nov 17, 1981 · Russian Federation
• 1981 Armenia mid-air collision
  Jul 18, 1981 · Armenia
• Karaiskakis Stadium disaster
  Feb 8, 1981 · Greece
• Haft-e Tir bombing
  Jun 28, 1981 · Iran
• Eastern Air Lines Flight 935
  Sep 22, 1981 · United States
• Jerry White (criminal)
  Mar 8, 1981 · —