1981

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Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Films released 5 Hit songs 6 New books

[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 Actor
• August 8 - Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player
• September 4 - Beyonce Knowles, America 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