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# 1981

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Years : | 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years: | 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

## [edit] Events

- July 29 - Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales.
- November 9 - Céline Dion's first album is released in Canada.

## [edit] Births

- January 4 - Alicia Keyes, American singer
- January 28 - Elijah Wood, American actor
- February 11 - Kelly Rowland, American singer
- February 24 - Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
- April 28 - Jessica Alba, actress
- June 7 - Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
- June 9 - Natalie Portman, Israeli actress
- August 8 - Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
- September 4 - Beyoncé Knowles, American singer and actress
- September 26 - Serena Williams, American tennis player
- December 2 - Britney Spears, American singer and actress

## [edit] Deaths

- May 11- Bob Marley
- June 28 - Terry Fox

## [edit] Films 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

## [edit] 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

## [edit] 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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