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1981 Calendar Trivia

The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2026. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.

April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.

1981 Calendar

Historical Events Of 1981

• January 21, 1981 – Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
• February 5, 1981 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Rooster in Chinese astrology.
• April 9, 1981 – The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.
• April 25, 1981 – More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Japan.
• May 21, 1981 – The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries.
• August 7, 1981 – The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
• August 10, 1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh’s son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America’s Most Wanted.
• October 3, 1981 – The hunger strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
• December 17, 1981 – American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
• December 19, 1981 – Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.

Who Were Born On 1981?

• February 27, 1981 – Josh Groban, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• May 9, 1981 – You Yokoyama, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor (Kanjani Eight)
• May 19, 1981 – Georges St-Pierre, Canadian mixed martial artist and actor
• June 23, 1981 – Joe Taslim, Indonesian actor and martial artist
• July 25, 1981 – Mac Lethal, American rapper and producer
• August 11, 1981 – Fiona Sit, Hong Kong singer and actress
• September 18, 1981 – Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
• September 29, 1981 – Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian-Spanish handball player
• September 30, 1981 – Kristina Barrois, German tennis player
• December 28, 1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist