1981 in the United States

Events from the year 1981 in the United States.

1981
in
the United States

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Federal government

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Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) (until January 20)
Ronald Reagan (R-California) (starting January 20)
Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) (until January 20)
George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) (starting January 20)
Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) (until January 3)
Howard Baker (R-Tennessee) (starting January 3)

Events

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January

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January 20: Ronald Reagan becomes the 40th U.S. president
 
January 20: George H. W. Bush becomes the 43rd U.S. vice president
 
January 20: The Iran hostage crisis ends with their release

February

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March

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March 30: Reagan assassination attempt

April

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April 12: The first Space Shuttle launch
  • May 11 – The Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley dies at age 36 from cancer.
  • May 15 – Donna Payant is murdered by serial killer Lemuel Smith, the first time a female correctional officer has been killed on-duty in the United States.

June

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July

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July 17: Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

August

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August 19: Gulf of Sidra incident

September

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October

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November

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December

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Ongoing

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Births

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January

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Eli Manning
 
Mike Jones
 
Jared Kushner
 
Pitbull
 
Elizabeth Tulloch
 
Alicia Keys
 
Elijah Wood
 
Justin Timberlake

February

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Dawn Olivieri
 
Uzo Aduba
 
Stephanie Beatriz
 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
 
Paris Hilton
 
Josh Gad
 
Josh Groban

March

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Zach Cregger
 
Bryce Dallas Howard
 
Bryan Steil
 
Young Buck
 
Julia Letlow
 
Julia Stiles
 
Ryan Bingham

April

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Tulsi Gabbard
 
JP Sears
 
Alessandra Ambrósio
 
Hayden Christensen
 
Troy Polamalu
 
Jessica Alba
 
Tom Barrett
 
Kunal Nayyar
 
Robert Buckley
 
Danielle Fishel
 
Rami Malek
 
Jeremy Bobb
 
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
 
Bryan Danielson
 
Laura Bailey
 
Anders Holm

June

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Johnny Pemberton
 
Amy Schumer
 
T.J. Miller
 
John E. James
 
Natalie Portman
 
Chris Evans
 
Brandon Flowers
 
Joe Johnson

July

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Ryan Hansen
 
Brad James
 
Taylor Kinney
 
Blake Lewis
 
Chrishell Stause
 
Summer Glau
 
M. Shadows

August

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Abigail Spencer
 
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
 
Travis McCoy
 
Meagan Good
 
Ross Marquand
 
Chad Michael Murray
 
Rachel Bilson
 
Jake Owen
 
Brian Chesky

September

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Beyoncé
 
Lacey Sturm
 
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
 
Jennifer Hudson
 
Alexis Bledel
 
Nicole Richie
 
Christina Milian
 
Serena Williams

October

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Robert Drysdale
 
Cameron Esposito
 
Holly Holm
 
Tila Tequila
 
Sam Brown
 
Ivanka Trump

November

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Scottie Thompson
 
Jason Dunham
 
Mekia Cox
 
Nasim Pedrad
 
Allison Tolman
 
Bryant McFadden
 
Beau Bokan

December

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Britney Spears
 
Philip Rivers
 
Kevin Phillips
 
Amy Lee
 
Krysten Ritter
 
Sienna Miller
 
Ericka Dunlap

Full date unknown

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Ryan Dahl
 
Arlen Escarpeta
 
Frankie Shaw

Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Bombing of Beirut". Journal of Palestine Studies. 11 (1): 218–225. 1981. doi:10.1525/jps.1981.11.1.00p0366x.
  2. ^ http://www.chickenshow.com/events/ April 11, 2012
  3. ^ "Anthony Ervin". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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    • Career statistics from MLB
  5. ^ May, Patrick (2012-04-20). "Mercury News interview: Lukas Biewald, co-founder/CEO, CrowdFlower". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  6. ^ Cullinan, Bernice E.; Person, Diane Goetz (2005). The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. New York: Continuum. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-82641-778-7.
  7. ^ "From the Archives Early Earhart Rival Leaves Legacy of Safety". atca.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
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