What Happened In November 1981 In History

Historical Events for November, 1981

• 1st » Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 11th » Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
• 12th » Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle 'Space Shuttle Columbia named Columbia', marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.
• 23rd » Iran-Contra Affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contras known as Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
• 25th » Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
• 28th » Our Lady of Kibeho: Schoolchildren in Kibeho, Rwanda, experience the first of a series of Marian apparitions.
• 30th » Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.)

Famous Birthdays on November in 1981

• 1st » Matt L. Jones, American actor
• 2nd » Miryo, South Korean rapper and singer (Brown Eyed Girls)
• 2nd » Wilson Betemit, Dominican baseball player
• 2nd » Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress
• 2nd » Rafael Márquez Lugo, Mexican footballer
• 2nd » Avy Scott, American porn actress and director
• 2nd » Roddy White, American football player
• 3rd » Jimmy Anak Ahar, Bruneian runner
• 3rd » Diego López Rodríguez called Diego López, Spanish footballer
• 3rd » Vicente Matías Vuoso, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
• 3rd » Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer
• 3rd » Sten Pentus, Estonian race car driver
• 4th » Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer
• 4th » Vince Wilfork, American football player
• 5th » Paul Chapman (footballer) e.g Paul Chapman, Australian footballer
• 5th » Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer
• 6th » Cassie Bernall, American murder victim (d. 1999)
• 6th » Lee Dong-wook, South Korean actor
• 6th » Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer
• 6th » Andrew Murray (ice hockey) called Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Muhammad Hassan (wrestler) called Muhammad Hassan, American wrestler and educator
• 7th » Anushka Shetty, Indian actress
• 8th » Joe Cole, English footballer
• 8th » Yann Kermorgant, French footballer
• 8th » Azura Skye, American actress
• 9th » Eyedea, American rapper and producer (Eyedea & Abilities and Face Candy) (d. 2010)
• 9th » Lyn (singer) or Lyn, South Korean singer
• 9th » Jobi McAnuff, Jamaican footballer
• 9th » Scottie Thompson, American actress
• 10th » Ryback, American wrestler
• 10th » Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player
• 10th » Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2004)
• 10th » Ezequiel Garré, Argentinian footballer
• 10th » Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenyan runner
• 10th » Miroslav Slepička, Czech footballer
• 10th » Brett Tamburrino, Australian baseball player
• 10th » Marko Tomasović (boxer) e.g Marko Tomasović, Croatian boxer
• 11th » Natalie Glebova, Russian-Canadian model, Miss Universe known as Miss Universe 2005
• 11th » Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• 12th » Annika Becker, German pole vaulter
• 12th » D. J. Campbell, English footballer
• 12th » Sergio Floccari, Italian footballer
• 13th » Rivkah (artist) known as Rivkah, American author and illustrator
• 13th » Ryan Bertin, American wrestler
• 13th » Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player
• 13th » Shawn Yue, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 14th » Vanessa Bayer, American actress
• 14th » Tom Ferrier, English race car driver
• 14th » Russell Tovey, English actor
• 15th » Drew Hodgdon, American football player
• 15th » Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer
• 16th » Fernando Cabrera (baseball) e.g Fernando Cabrera, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 16th » Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 16th » Caitlin Glass, American voice actress, singer, and director
• 16th » Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter
• 16th » Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player
• 17th » Sarah Harding, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Girls Aloud)
• 18th » Shin Ji, South Korean singer-songwriter (Koyote)
• 18th » Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor (17:28)
• 18th » Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress
• 18th » Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress
• 18th » Christina Vidal, American actress and singer
• 19th » Marcus Banks, American basketball player
• 19th » André Lotterer, German race car driver
• 19th » Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Argentinian rugby player
• 19th » DJ Tukutz, South Korean DJ, producer, and songwriter (Epik High)
• 20th » Carlos Boozer, American basketball player
• 20th » Sam Fuld, American baseball player
• 20th » Kimberley Walsh, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Girls Aloud)
• 21st » Wesley Britt, American football player
• 21st » Ainārs Kovals, Latvian javelin thrower
• 21st » Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
• 21st » Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 22nd » Ben Adams, English-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (A1 (band) named A1)
• 22nd » Joleigh Fioravanti, American actress
• 22nd » Seweryn Gancarczyk, Polish footballer
• 22nd » Pape Sow, Senegalese basketball player
• 22nd » Jenny Owen Youngs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 22nd » Song Hye-kyo, South Korean actress
• 25th » Xabi Alonso, Spanish footballer
• 25th » Lee Bum-Ho, South Korean baseball player
• 25th » Barbara Pierce Bush, American activist
• 25th » Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist and author
• 25th » Jared Jeffries, American basketball player
• 25th » Maurício Rua, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 25th » Chevon Troutman, American basketball player
• 26th » Stephan Andersen, Danish footballer
• 26th » Natasha Bedingfield, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 26th » OJ da Juiceman, American rapper (1017 Brick Squad)
• 26th » Natalie Gauci, Australian singer and pianist (Tune in Tokyo (band) called Tune in Tokyo)
• 26th » Gina Kingsbury, Canadian ice hockey player
• 27th » Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer
• 27th » Gary Lucy, English actor
• 27th » Matthew Taylor (footballer) named Matthew Taylor, English footballer
• 28th » Jacqui Ainsley, English model
• 28th » Sharon Needles, American drag queen performer
• 28th » Brian Tevreden (footballer born 1981) e.g Brian Tevreden, Dutch footballer
• 29th » John Milhiser, American comedian and actor
• 29th » Nicholas Teo, Malaysian singer and actor
• 29th » Fawad Afzal Khan, Pakistani actor and singer
• 30th » Zabiuddin Ansari, Indian-Pakistani accused terrorist
• 30th » Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
• 30th » Billy Lush, American actor

Famous Deaths for November 1981

• 2nd » Wally Wood, American author, illustrator, and publisher (b. 1927)
• 7th » Will Durant, American historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
• 10th » Abel Gance, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1889)
• 12th » William Holden, American actor (b. 1918)
• 14th » Robert Bradford (Northern Irish politician) or Robert Bradford, Irish footballer and politician (b. 1941)
• 15th » Steve Macko, American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)
• 15th » Enid Markey, American actress (b. 1894)
• 15th » Khawar Rizvi, Pakistani poet and scholar (b. 1938)
• 21st » Harry von Zell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 22nd » Hans Adolf Krebs, German-English physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 25th » Jack Albertson, American actor and singer (b. 1907)
• 26th » Pete DePaolo, American race car driver (b. 1898)
• 26th » Max Euwe, Dutch chess player (b. 1901)
• 27th » Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress (b. 1898)
• 29th » Natalie Wood, American actress and singer (b. 1938)

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