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| 1981 |
| | | A Turkish assailant in St Peter's Square in Rome shoots and seriously wounds John Paul II | |
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| 1981 |
| | | AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is described for the first time in a US medical journal | |
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| 1981 |
| | | The Humber Bridge crosses the Humber estuary in Britain, and is the world's longest suspension bridge with a main span of 4626 feet (1410m) | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Karlheinz Stockhausen's Thursday from Light, the first of a seven-part opera cycle, is performed in Milan | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Prince Charles marries Diana Spencer in St Paul's Cathedral in London | |
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| 1981 |
| | | The IBM PC 5150, the first Personal Computer, is launched with a chip by Intel and software by Microsoft | |
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| 1981 |
| | | English author Anita Brookner publishes her first novel, A Start in Life | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Raiders of the Lost Ark launches an ongoing series for director Steven Spielberg and actor Harrison Ford | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Stolen Generations, by Peter Read, reveals the scandal of Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their parents | |
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| 1981 |
| | | Chariots of Fire, directed by Hugh Hudson, dramatizes the rivalry between two British athletes at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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