What is 1981?
{{Year nav|1981}} {{Year in various calendars|1981}} '''1981''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMLXXXI]]) was a [[common year]] [[Common year starting on Thursday|starting on Thursday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], {{Year article header/year number|1981}} == Events == * [[January 20]] – Hostages from the [[Iran hostage crisis]] are released at the same time when [[Ronald Reagan]] is [[First inauguration of Ronald Reagan|inaugurated]] for the first time as [[President of the United States]]. * [[January 21]] – The first [[DeLorean]] automotive is released in [[Northern Ireland]]. * [[January 27]] – The [[Indonesia]]n passenger ship ''Tamponas 2'' catches fire and capsizes in the [[Java Sea]], killing 580. * [[January 29]] – [[Adolfo Suárez]] [[resignation|resigns]] as [[Prime Minister of Spain]]. * [[February 4]] – [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Norway]]. * [[February 8]] – Polish Prime Minister [[Józef Pinkowski]] resigns and is replaced by General [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]]. * [[February 14]] – The [[Stardust Nightclub Fire]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] kills 48 people in the deadliest fire in the country's history. * [[February 25]] – [[Adolfo Suárez]] leaves his office as [[Prime Minister of Spain]]. * [[March 30]] – Shortly after being inaugurated, [[John Hinckley, Jr.]] tries to [[Assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan|assassinate]] President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He survives the attack. * [[May 11]] – [[Jamaican]] singer [[Bob Marley]] dies from [[cancer]] at the age of 36. * [[July 9]] - [[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]], a [[Nintendo]] [[arcade game]], was released in [[Japan]] * [[July 16]] - [[Mahathir Mohamad]] becomes Prime Minister of [[Malaysia]], serving until [[October 31]], [[2003]]. * [[July 29]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer]] marries [[Prince Charles|Charles]], Prince of Wales. * [[September]] – ''Little Miss Bossy'', the first book in the ''Little Miss'' series (the female counterpart to the ''[[Mr. Men]]'' series) is first published. * [[No